Aerostar 600 N72HB
1 July 1977 · Abingdon, Virginia, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 July 1977 at about 08:25 local time, a Aerostar 600 registered N72HB, operated by Wheeler Aviati, was involved in an incident during the landing phase of flight near Abingdon, Virginia, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was slightly damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 08:25
- Classification
- Incident
- Location
- Abingdon, Virginia, United States
- Nearest airport
- Virginia Highland
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerostar 600
- Registration
- N72HB
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Wheeler Aviati
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Cargo Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Marion, Va → S
- Aircraft damage
- Minor
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2162
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
PAX R SEAT PULLED YOKE DRG LDG ROLL, BALLOONED.UPPER ASSY LWR COLLAR R GR CRACKED.L GR COLLAPSED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerostar 600 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jun 1977 | Aerostar 600 | South Hill, Virginia, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 30 Sep 1977 | Aerostar 600 | Austin, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1978 | Aerostar 600 | Myrtle Grove, Louisiana, United States | Kristin, Inc | Serious injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1976 | Aerostar 600 | S.lake Tahoe, California, United States | Radco Manufact | No injuries | - |
| 8 May 1976 | Aerostar 600 | Morganfield, Kentucky, United States | Bill Hames SHO | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Jan 1979 | Aerostar 600A | Cabool, Missouri, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |