- Date
- February 5, 1974
- Place
- Lawrence, KS · LAWRENCE, KS
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N601DPAerostar 601
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740205001749A
- Case key
- 186872
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0507 74/2/5 LAWRENCE,KANS AEROSTAR 601 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 3000 TIME - 1615 N601DP PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAWRENCE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAWRENCE,KANS LEWISTOWN,KANS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- THOUGHT AIRCRAFT WOULD NOT TAKEOFF,ABORTED,ROLLED INTO DIRT AT END OF RUNWAY,ENGINES FOUND NORMAL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N601DP
- Reported as
- Aerostar 601
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lawrence
N601DPRegistration cancelled Jul 29, 2025 · Smith AEROSTAR 601Airframe modelSmith AEROSTAR 601Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.