Ted Smith AEROSTAR 600 N9759Q

Summary

On 3 February 1982 at about 09:30 local time, a Ted Smith AEROSTAR 600 registered N9759Q, operated by T. Pichel, was involved in an accident near Toms River, New Jersey, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

3 February 1982 at 09:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Toms River, New Jersey, United States

Nearest airport

Robert Miller (N44)

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Ted Smith AEROSTAR 600

Registration

N9759Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

T. Pichel

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Unknown

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Baltimore → New Gloucester

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

IMC

Light

Night/Dark

NTSB number

NYC82FHD06

Nobody was injured.

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

THE PILOT STATED THAT DURING A VOR APPROACH, HE BROKE OUT AT 600 FT AND GOT THE RUNWAY IN SIGHT. HE REPORTED THAT THE VISIBILITY DROPPED FREQUENTLY, BUT HE WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE RUNWAY IN SIGHT UNTIL HE WAS ABOUT 200 YARDS FROM THE RUNWAY. HE STATED THAT THE VISIBILITY WENT TO ZERO AT THAT POINT. HE INITIATED A MISSED APPROACH, AND AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME, THE AIRCRAFT STRUCK A PINE TREE, BUT CONTINUED FLYING. THE PILOT DECLARED AN EMERGENCY AND REQUESTED RADAR VECTORS TO MCGUIRE AFB. ON THE FIRST APPROACH TO MCGUIRE AFB, THE AIRCRAFT WAS TOO HIGH. A SECOND APPROACH WAS REQUESTED AND A LANDING WAS MADE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.