Aerostar 601 N7494S
19 December 1971 · Santa Ana, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 19 December 1971 at about 08:30 local time, a Aerostar 601 registered N7494S, operated by Jack R Mestler, was involved in an accident during the taxi phase of flight near Santa Ana, California, 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 08:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Santa Ana, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Orange County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerostar 601
- Registration
- N7494S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Jack R Mestler
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Route
- S → San Diego, Calif
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4475
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
LVNG PRKG SPOT, TURNED 150DEG L, HIT C182, N2625Q, SUBST DMG.NSE GR STEERNG CKD OK.DISCS PLATES SCORED
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jul 1971 | Aerostar 601 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | R.e.i.industri | Fatal | 2 |
| 7 Nov 1971 | Aerostar 601 | Rome, Georgia, United States | Pasquale Food | No injuries | - |
| 19 Aug 1970 | Aerostar 601 | Rockford, Illinois, United States | Dixon Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jun 1972 | Aerostar 601 | Goshen, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1972 | Aerostar 601 | Boston, Massachusetts, United States | Midwest Air CH | No injuries | - |
| 3 Nov 1973 | Aerostar 601 | Raymond, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
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| 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 | - |