# NTSB NYC78FA023: Aerostar 601P, N1BE, Dubois, PA, January 24, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: January 24, 1978
- Place: Dubois, PA · DUBOIS, PA
- Location: 41.1222° N, 78.7551° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DuBois, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1222&lon=-78.7551&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 22, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143505
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FA023
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA023

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0033  78/1/24    DUBOIS,PA           AEROSTAR 601P       CR-  1  0  0  COMMERCIAL                COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 1230
        TIME - 2005                    N1BE                PX-  1  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG            TOTAL HOURS, 560 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DUBOIS JEFFERSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DUBOIS,PA                   LANCASTER,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-IN FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ICE WAS FOUND IN FUEL FLOW DIVIDER AND LINES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1BE](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1BE-1982-05-29), registration cancelled 1982-05-29, S/N 61P0245041 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR 601P
- Registry model: [Smith AEROSTAR 601P](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (registry code 8360608) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Dubois Jefferson

## 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 19780124002999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780124002999A), Jan 24, 1978: Smith 601PSMITH, Dubois, PA, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Ice was found in fuel flow divider and lines.

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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