Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600A N90609
1 November 1984 · Charlotte, North Carolina, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 November 1984 at about 03:10 local time, a Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600A registered N90609, operated by Top Flight Air Service, was involved in an accident near Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 03:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
- Nearest airport
- Douglas International (CLT)
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600A
- Registration
- N90609
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Top Flight Air Service
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Jacksonville → Charlotte
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- ATL85LA025
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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
DURING FINAL APPROACH THE PILOT WAS UNABLE TO LOWER THE NOSE GEAR THEREFORE HE LANDED WITH THE NOSE GEAR RETRACTED. POST CRASH EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT THE NOSE STEERING ACTUATING BOLT WAS FRACTURED. THE FACTURE SURFACES EXHIBITED SIGNATURES OF A PROGRESSIVE FATIGUE FAILURE.
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 |
| 11 Oct 1984 | Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600 | Abbeville, South Carolina, United States | - | 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 | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Dec 1984 | Aerospatiale SA341G | Cornelius, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 21 Dec 1984 | Piper PA28-151 | Tuxedo, North Carolina, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 26 May 1984 | Bellanca 8KCAB | New Bern, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Dec 1984 | Cessna 150G | Rockingham, North Carolina, United States | Howell's Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jul 1984 | Piper PA-34-200 | Hickory, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Jul 1984 | Beechcraft V35B | Marion, North Carolina, United States | - | No injuries | - |