Aerostar 601P N711NW
5 June 1978 · West Chicago, Illinois, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 5 June 1978 at about 12:32 local time, a Aerostar 601P registered N711NW was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near West Chicago, Illinois, 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 12:32
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- West Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Nearest airport
- Du Page County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerostar 601P
- Registration
- N711NW
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3999
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
RT LANDING GEAR SICISSORS LUG LINK P/N 400076-501. LEFT GEAR COLLASPED DUE TO OVERLOAD.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerostar 601 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Jan 1978 | Aerostar 601 | San Antonio, Texas, United States | Manitowoc Coas | No injuries | - |
| 30 Nov 1978 | Aerostar 601P | Eagle Pass, Texas, United States | Professional P | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1978 | Aerostar 601P | Dartmouth, Canada | - | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jan 1978 | Aerostar 601P | Dubois, Pennsylvania, United States | Henry Weber AI | Fatal | 2 |
| 28 Nov 1978 | Aerostar 601P | Hartford, Connecticut, United States | Corporate Air | Fatal | 3 |
| 22 Jun 1979 | Aerostar 601P | East St Louis, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |