Aerostar 601P N8061J
14 March 1979 · Columbus, Ohio, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 14 March 1979 at about 09:30 local time, a Aerostar 601P registered N8061J was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Columbus, Ohio, United States. 3 people were on board and 3 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 09:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Columbus, Ohio, United States
- Nearest airport
- Ohio State Univ
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerostar 601P
- Registration
- N8061J
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Logansport, In → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3660
People
3 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 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
SIGMET & AIRMET WARNED OF ICG CONDS IN CLDS ABV FRZG LVL.ACFT NOT CERTD FOR FLT IN KNOWN ICG COND.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerostar 601 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 Jun 1979 | Aerostar 601P | East St Louis, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1979 | Aerostar 601P | Vero Beach, Florida, United States | Aero Leasing | No injuries | - |
| 1 Jan 1979 | Aerostar 601P | Reading, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 16 Feb 1979 | Aerostar 601P | New Braunfels, Texas, United States | Velocity, Inc | Fatal | 2 |
| 19 Jan 1979 | Aerostar 601 | Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States | L.j.simmons | Fatal | 4 |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Aerostar 601P | Aspen, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Feb 1979 | Cessna 180 | Waunakee, Wisconsin, United States | Anderson Enter | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1979 | Beechcraft P35 | Mormon Mesa, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 2 Apr 1979 | Bell 47G2M | Guadalupe, California, United States | R & S Dusters | No injuries | - |
| 18 Apr 1979 | Beechcraft F33A | Goodyear, Arizona, United States | Air Trng Centr | No injuries | - |
| 28 Jul 1979 | Piper PA-28 | Melbourne, Florida, United States | FIT Aviation | No injuries | - |
| 3 Aug 1979 | Piper PA-20 | Red Star, Arkansas, United States | - | No injuries | - |