Plane Crash List

Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601 N181X

10 January 1987 · Pahokee, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 10 January 1987 at about 18:00 local time, a Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601 registered N181X was involved in an accident near Pahokee, Florida, 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
Pahokee, Florida, United States
Coordinates
26.8100, -80.6598
Aircraft
Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601
Registration
N181X
Category
Airplane
Engines
2
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
West Palm Bch → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA87LA070

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

THE PLT STATED THAT HE WAS CONDUCTING AN OVER WATER APCH TO RWY 17 WHEN HE OBSERVED TRAFFIC PREPARING TO LAND AHEAD OF HIM. HE SLOWED THE ACFT FOR TRAFFIC SEPARATION, LOWERED THE GEAR, & EXTENDED PARTIAL FLAPS. HE THEN STATED THAT HE FELT AN ABNORMAL LOSS OF ALTITUDE & AIRSPEED WHICH HE ATTRIBUTED TO FAILURE OF THE RIGHT ENG, THOUGH THE RUDDER PEDALS DIDN'T FEEL AS THOUGH THE ENG HAD MALFUNCTIONED. HE ADDED POWER TO MAINTAIN AN AIRSPEED ABOVE VMC, THEN FULL POWER AS HE DIDN'T GET THE EXPECTED RESPONSE IN THRUST OR AIRSPEED. THE FLAPS WERE THEN RETRACTED & THE ACFT CRASHED INTO THE LAKE. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE RIGHT ENG REVEALED NO EVIDENCE OF MALFUNCTION.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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Date Aircraft Location Operator Outcome Died
17 Apr 1987 Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601P
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23 Oct 1987 Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600
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no coordinates
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14 Jul 1987 Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600
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20 Jun 1988 Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600
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Catano
no coordinates
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29 May 1986 Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600
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Dickson, Tennessee, United States - Fatal 2
7 Oct 1986 Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600
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Jacksonville, Florida, United States
no coordinates
- No injuries -

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