Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600 N66CM
11 October 1984 · Abbeville, South Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 11 October 1984 at about 18:00 local time, a Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600 registered N66CM was involved in an accident near Abbeville, South Carolina, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Davis Field (A03)
- Coordinates
- 34.1698, -82.3707
- Aircraft
- Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600
- Registration
- N66CM
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Columbia → Abbeville
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL85LA006
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
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
RIGHT MAIN TIRE BLEW DURING A HARD LANDING. PLT APPLIED LEFT BRAKE AND RUDDER BUT ACFT CONTINUED OFF RIGHT SIDE OF RWY. ACFT SKIDDED ACROSS A PILE OF DEBRIS WHICH INITIATED A FLASH FIRE IN THE UNDERBRUSH. THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR ASSEMBLY WAS BROKEN FROM THE ACFT BEFORE IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP APRX 1400 FT FROM THE APCH END OF THE RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Dec 1984 | Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601A | Genoa, Nevada, United States | SAM Lewis McCormac | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Nov 1984 | Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600A | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Top Flight Air Service | No injuries | - |
| 12 Nov 1985 | Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600 | Birmingham, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 28 Aug 1985 | Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601P | Wrightstown, New Jersey, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1983 | Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601B | Elko, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1985 | Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601P | Prestonburg, Kentucky, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Jun 1984 | Schweizer SGS 1-26A | Manning, South Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1984 | Sikorsky CH-19E | Iva, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jun 1984 | Piper PA-28-140 | Summerville, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Jun 1984 | Cessna 172N | Summerville, South Carolina, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Jul 1984 | Beechcraft 58 E | Sumter, South Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 19 Jul 1984 | Beechcraft 95-B55 | No.myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States | Grand Strand Aviation | No injuries | - |