- Date
- August 12, 1977
- Place
- Burns, OR · BURNS, OR
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N9578QAerostar 601P
- Status
- Completed · report November 3, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770812032349A
- Case key
- 145961
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3095 77/8/12 BURNS,OR AEROSTAR 601P CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 1008 TIME - 1150 N9578Q PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 36 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAVERN,CA LAGRANDE,OR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - WINGS: SPARS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- WINGS SEPARATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9578Q
- Reported as
- Aerostar 601P
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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