Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601 N7435S
12 July 1997 · Boulder City, Nevada, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 July 1997 at about 00:00 local time, a Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601 registered N7435S was involved in an accident near Boulder City, Nevada, United States. 6 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 00:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Boulder City, Nevada, United States
- Nearest airport
- Boulder City Municipal (61B)
- Coordinates
- 35.9482, -114.8552
- Aircraft
- Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601
- Registration
- N7435S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Murrieta → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- LAX97LA244
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Probable cause
the pilot's inadequate in-flight planning/decision, his failure to obtain the current wind information, his selection of the wrong runway, and his delay in aborting landing.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
Interviews with pilots and the UNICOM operator revealed that the pilot did not receive any airport related weather information prior to his landing attempt. He said that he believed he had only a 10-knot tailwind when he initiated his landing attempt on runway 33, which he chose because it was uphill. The pilot said that he realized that he was not going to be able to successfully land the aircraft and elected to go-around. After retracting the landing gear and applying full power the airframe began to buffet and he elected to set the aircraft on the runway rather than stall the aircraft. The airport UNICOM operator reported that her first contact with the aircraft was after the accident when the pilot called her by radio to ask for a radio check. Additionally, several witnesses reported that the winds were blowing between 30 and 40 mph from a southerly direction when the accident occurred. One party described the windsock as standing straight out.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Apr 1997 | Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601P | Klammath Falls, Oregon, United States | William Z. Williams | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 May 1996 | Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601P | Orlando, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Jul 1999 | Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601P | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Mark H. Johnson | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Nov 1999 | Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600 | Avalon, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 1 Apr 1999 | Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601P | St. Clair Shore, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Apr 2000 | Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600 | Vieques | Sammy Garcia Perez | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 Nov 1997 | Piper PA-23-250 | Carson City, Nevada, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Oct 1997 | Mikoyan Mig MIG 15UTI | Reno, Nevada, United States | Howard A. Torman | Serious injuries | - |
| 19 Oct 1997 | Stinson AT-19 | North Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Garry C. Waite | No injuries | - |
| 24 Oct 1997 | Cessna 170B | Fernley, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 1 Nov 1997 | Rodgers/Gaust RV-6 | Wellington, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Feb 1997 | Bell 206B | Mountain Spring, Nevada, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |