# NTSB NYC74FGM15: Aerostar 600, N7484S, Zelienople, PA, January 5, 1974

- Type: NTSB incident investigation
- Classification: Incident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 5, 1974
- Place: Zelienople, PA · ZELIENOPLE, PA
- Location: 40.7859° N, 80.1386° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Zelienople, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7859&lon=-80.1386&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 7, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186707
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FGM15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGM15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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5-0001   74/1/5    ZELIENOPLE,PA       AEROSTAR 600        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 809
        TIME - 1500                    N7484S              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 247 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ZELIENOPLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST MIFFLIN,PA             ZELIENOPLE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- PLT LNDD,3 GREEN DN AND LOCKD LTS. GR RETRACTN TEST-NO MALFUNCTION.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7484S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7484S-2013-08-06), registration cancelled 2013-08-06, S/N 60-0043-98, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR 600
- Registry model: [Smith AEROSTAR 600](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (registry code 8360602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Zelienople

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740105000139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740105000139A), Jan 5, 1974: Piper 600SMITH, Zelienople, PA, Substantial damage. Plt lndd,3 green dn and lockd lts. Gr retractn test-no malfunction.

## Other investigations on N7484S (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB CHI01LA174](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI01LA174), Jun 14, 2001: Smith Aerostar 600 (N7484S), Wonewoc, WI, substantial damage. Probable cause: The deer on the runway as the airplane was landing.
- [NTSB NYC76FGM45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM45), Aug 17, 1976: Ted Smith 600 (N7484S), West Mifflin, PA, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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