Aerostar 601P N7485S
5 December 1976 · Costa Mesa, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 5 December 1976 at about 16:12 local time, a Aerostar 601P registered N7485S was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Costa Mesa, California, United States. 5 people were on board and 5 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:12
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Costa Mesa, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Orange County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerostar 601P
- Registration
- N7485S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Mazatlan, Mex. → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3514
People
5 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
L ENG QUIT, PROP NOT FEATH.LONG LOW FINAL. GOT BLO VMC.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerostar 601 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 1976 | Aerostar 601 | Gila Bend, Arizona, United States | Delta Alpha de | No injuries | - |
| 16 Dec 1977 | Aerostar 601P | Evansville, Indiana, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Aug 1977 | Aerostar 601P | Plainview, Texas, United States | Miller Fly SRV | No injuries | - |
| 2 Aug 1977 | Aerostar 601T | Addison, Texas, United States | AMC Internatio | No injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1977 | Aerostar 601P | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Aug 1977 | Aerostar 601P | Burns, Oregon, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |