# NTSB WAS05WA004: Aerostar 600, N7478S, Cornelia, South Africa, January 18, 2005

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Foreign investigation
- Date: January 18, 2005, 14:50 local (14:50 UTC)
- Place: Cornelia, South Africa
- Coordinates: -27.293888, 28.837778
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=-27.2939&lon=28.8378&mi=10
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 5 fatal
- Status: Led by another country's authority
- Lead agency: Other
- Parties: FAA Headquarters AAI-1
- NTSB case key (mKey): 60890
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=WAS05WA004
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/60890/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WAS05WA004

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7478S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7478S-2013-09-17), registration cancelled 2013-09-17, S/N 60-0041-90, built 1969 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Aerostar, S.A 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
- Damage: Destroyed
- Flight: Personal, Non-U.S., non-commercial
- Departed: pretoria
- Destination: harrismith
- Flight plan: Unknown

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