Aerostar 600 N600AS
1 August 1971 · Greenwood, Mississippi, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 1 August 1971 at about 15:25 local time, a Aerostar 600 registered N600AS, operated by Nichols Motors, was involved in an accident during in flight near Greenwood, Mississippi, United States. 4 people were on board and 4 were seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 15:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Greenwood, Mississippi, United States
- Nearest airport
- Greenwood-Leflore
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerostar 600
- Registration
- N600AS
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Nichols Motors
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Apalachicola, Fla → Wichita, Kans
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2150
People
4 people were seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
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
R WING, FUS TANKS EMPTY.L TANK CONTAINED ABT 25GALS ON GAGE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerostar 600 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Oct 1970 | Aerostar 600 | St. Petersbrg, Florida, United States | National Boat | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1973 | Aerostar 600 | Garland, Texas, United States | Forg FLO Corp | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jan 1974 | Aerostar 600 | Zelienople, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Jun 1974 | Aerostar 600 | Perkasie, Pennsylvania, United States | Seiz Corp | Fatal | 3 |
| 24 Apr 1968 | Aerostar 600 | Van Nuys, California, United States | TED Smith Airc | Minor injuries | - |
| 16 Nov 1975 | Aerostar 600 | Blanchard, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |