Aerostar 601P N9779Q
16 February 1979 · New Braunfels, Texas, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 16 February 1979 at about 14:35 local time, a Aerostar 601P registered N9779Q, operated by Velocity, Inc, was involved in an accident during in flight near New Braunfels, Texas, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:35
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- New Braunfels, Texas, United States
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerostar 601P
- Registration
- N9779Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Velocity, Inc
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- San Antonio, Tx → Lake Charles, la
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0580
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
ON DAY PRIOR TO ACDNT FLT INSTR RCMDD PILOT NOT FLY IFR TIL 10HRS ADDN DUAL INSTR RECIEVED.
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 | - |
| 19 Jan 1979 | Aerostar 601 | Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States | L.j.simmons | Fatal | 4 |
| 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 | - |