Aerostar 601P N8078J
4 February 1980 · San Jose, California, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 4 February 1980 at about 10:34 local time, a Aerostar 601P registered N8078J, operated by Air National, was involved in an accident during in flight near San Jose, California, 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 10:34
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Jose, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- San Jose Muni
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Aerostar 601P
- Registration
- N8078J
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Air National
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Aerial Mapping/Photography
- Phase of flight
- In Flight
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-2787
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
DRG RADAR VECTOR TO ILS PLT RPRTD HE WOULD BE TAKING PICTURES AT A SLOW SPEED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Aerostar 601 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Dec 1980 | Aerostar 601P | Gainesville, Florida, United States | Maranatha Chri | No injuries | - |
| 18 Nov 1980 | Aerostar 601P | Worcester, Massachusetts, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1980 | Aerostar 601P | Peachtree City, Georgia, United States | BM Industries | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Sep 1980 | Aerostar 601P | Summerville, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Mar 1980 | Aerostar 601B | Scranton, Arkansas, United States | GT Contractors | No injuries | - |
| 23 Mar 1981 | Aerostar 601P | Roanoke, Virginia, United States | Cooper Wood PR | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Feb 1980 | Grum-Amer AA-5 | Miami, Florida, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Mar 1980 | Piper PA-30 | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | Caro-Wings FLI | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Clinton, Maryland, United States | Andrews Aero C | No injuries | - |
| 19 May 1980 | Cessna 150 | Everett, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 18 May 1980 | Grumman AA-1 | Sylvania, Ohio, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 10 Apr 1980 | Cessna 150 | Colusa, California, United States | Sky View Aviat | No injuries | - |