Aerostar 601 N7437S
19 January 1979 · Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 January 1979 at about 19:22 local time, a Aerostar 601 registered N7437S, operated by L.j.simmons, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. 6 people were on board and 4 died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 19:22
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States
- Nearest airport
- Kent County Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerostar 601
- Registration
- N7437S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- L.j.simmons
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Lansing, Mi → Marquette, Mi
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- IMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-0861
People
4 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 4 | 2 | 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.
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 |
| 14 Mar 1979 | Aerostar 601P | Columbus, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 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 | - |