- Date
- March 22, 1979
- Place
- Sikeston, MO · SIKESTON, MO
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N90501Aerostar 600
- Status
- Completed · report May 25, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790322008029A
- Case key
- 137513
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0571 79/3/22 SIKESTON,MO AEROSTAR 600 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1325 N90501 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 26, 6407 TOTAL HOURS, 275 DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SIKESTON MUN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SIKESTON,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: RAM AIR ASSEMBLY MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - COLLAPSED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- ENG AIR INLET DUCT COLLAPSED.PART NO 920029-1
Aircraft
- Registration
- N90501
- Reported as
- Aerostar 600
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Sikeston Mun
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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