Aerostar 601 N7480S

Summary

On 22 July 1971 at about 13:05 local time, a Aerostar 601 registered N7480S, operated by R.e.i.industri, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Fort Worth, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

22 July 1971 at 13:05

Classification

Accident

Location

Fort Worth, Texas, United States

Nearest airport

Meacham

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Aerostar 601

Registration

N7480S

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

2

Operator

R.e.i.industri

Operating rule

Corporate/Executive

Purpose of flight

Test

Phase of flight

Takeoff

Route

S → Local

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-1364

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

ENGS MISFIRED, FOULED PLUGS.PLT FEATH R ENG, GOT BELOW VMC, LOST CTL.HYD PUMP ON R ENG.GR NOT RETRACT

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.