Aerostar 601 N8MW
3 October 1973 · Chicago, Illinois, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 3 October 1973 at about 05:25 local time, a Aerostar 601 registered N8MW, operated by Midwest Aircha, was involved in an accident during in flight near Chicago, Illinois, United States. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 05:25
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Miegs Field
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerostar 601
- Registration
- N8MW
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Midwest Aircha
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- Cleveland, Ohio → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Dawn
- NTSB number
- 3-3953
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 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
SIGHTED FLD CNCLD IFR.WX DETERIORATED 2MI VIS FOG.ENTRD WATER ABT 1 1/2 MI NE OF ARPT.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerostar 601 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 Nov 1973 | Aerostar 601 | Raymond, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 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 | - |
| 5 Feb 1974 | Aerostar 601 | Lawrence, Kansas, United States | Heet GAS Co, In | No injuries | - |
| 11 Apr 1974 | Aerostar 601 | La Grande, Oregon, United States | N.american IND | Fatal | 3 |
| 22 Jul 1971 | Aerostar 601 | Fort Worth, Texas, United States | R.e.i.industri | Fatal | 2 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jan 1973 | Cessna 150J | No.olmstead, Ohio, United States | Ortner Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 26 Mar 1973 | Cessna 180 | Chickasha, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1973 | Cessna 210H | Flagler Beach, Florida, United States | Asphalt Produc | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Apr 1973 | Cessna 172 | Bristol, Wisconsin, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 May 1973 | Cessna 150F | Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1973 | Lake LA-4 | Key West, Florida, United States | US Dept of INT | No injuries | - |