Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601P N90518
17 April 1987 · Las Vegas, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 April 1987 at about 21:45 local time, a Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601P registered N90518, operated by Sierra Telephone Co., Inc., was involved in an incident near Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 21:45
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Coordinates
- 36.0801, -115.1409
- Aircraft
- Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601P
- Registration
- N90518
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Sierra Telephone Co., Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Las Vegas → Fresno
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- SEA87IA084
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
APRX 422 FLT HRS BFR THE FLT, THE SMITH AEROSTAR 601P WAS MODIFIED IAW MACHEN STC SA980NW. DRG LEVEL OFF AT 16,500' MSL,BLISTERING & DISCOLORATION WERE NOTED ON THE #1 ENG NACELLE. THE PLT SHUT DOWN & FEATHERED THE #1 ENG, THEN RETURNED TO THE DEPARTURE ARPT & LANDED WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. AFTER LNDG, AN EXAM REVEALED AN IN-FLT FIRE HAD OCCURRED, WHICH RESULTED IN MINOR DMG OF THE ENG ACCESSORY SECTION. TWO EXHAUST CLAMPS WERE FOUND LOOSE AT THE EXHAUST STACK WASTE GATE CONNECTION. HOT GASES FROM THE LOOSE CONNECTION HAD ESCAPED & IMPINGED ON THE TURBOCHARGER OIL SUPPLY HOSE (MACHEN PN CAA04S160). THE HOSE WAS WIRE REINFORCED & FIRE SLEEVED, BUT WAS LOCATED CLOSE TO THE EXHAUST STACK. THERE WAS EVIDENCE THAT IT HAD RUPTURED FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO HEAT. ESCAPING OIL FROM THE HOSE CAME IN CONTACT WITH THE HOT EXHAUST STACK & TURBOCHARGER, WHICH RESULTED IN A FIRE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Jan 1987 | Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601 | Pahokee, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1987 | Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600 | Oshtemo Townshp, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jul 1987 | Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | Air Continental | No injuries | - |
| 20 Jun 1988 | Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600 | Catano | Executive Air Charter | Fatal | 1 |
| 29 May 1986 | Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600 | Dickson, Tennessee, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Oct 1986 | Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600 | Jacksonville, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Jun 1987 | Cessna T-188C | Yerington, Nevada, United States | Ag-Air | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jun 1987 | Schweizer SGS 1-36 | Reno, Nevada, United States | Bernard S. Smith | No injuries | - |
| 4 Aug 1987 | Cessna 150M | Austin, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 Aug 1987 | Mooney M20-K | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1987 | Cessna 182 | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | Thomas W Anderson | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1987 | Mercer OWL RACER 65-2 | Reno, Nevada, United States | Jefferey Sawyer & Co. | Fatal | 1 |