Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601 N71MA

Summary

On 19 July 1985 at about 07:43 local time, a Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601 registered N71MA, operated by DON Evans, was involved in an accident near Erie, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

19 July 1985 at 07:43

Classification

Accident

Location

Erie, Pennsylvania, United States

Coordinates

42.1295, -80.1406

Aircraft

Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601

Registration

N71MA

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

DON Evans

Operating rule

Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Louisville → Cleveland

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

NYC85FA189

2 people died.

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 A NORMAL IFR CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT OF AIR OHIO FLIGHT 21, DID NOT RESPOND TO ATC INSTRUCTIONS. AIR OHIO FLIGHT 21 CONTINUED FOR 40 MINUTES WITH NO REPLY AND WITHOUT DEVIATION IN ALTITUDE OR HEADING UNTIL THE DISCRETE TARGET DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR OVER LAKE ERIE. THE PILOT HAD NOT SLEPT FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 HOURS PRIOR TO THE LOSS OF COMMUNICATION RESPONSE.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.