Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601B N601MM

Summary

On 1 July 1983 at about 22:32 local time, a Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601B registered N601MM was involved in an accident near Elko, Nevada, United States. 5 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

1 July 1983 at 22:32

Classification

Accident

Location

Elko, Nevada, United States

Coordinates

40.9507, -115.7897

Aircraft

Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601B

Registration

N601MM

Category

Airplane

Engines

2

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Sacramento → Hailey

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

LAX83LA313

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

ENROUTE AT 14,000 FT MSL THE PLT OBSERVED THE RIGHT ENG OIL PRESS GAGE DECREASE TO ZERO. THE PLT SHUT DOWN THE RIGHT ENG& RECEIVED RADAR VECTORS TO ELKO MUNI ARPT. AT 6,000 FT THE PLT ATTEMPTED TO LEVEL-OFF THE ACFT BUT THE ACFT WOULD NOT MAINTAIN ALTITUDE. THE PLT ELECTED TO LAND THE ACFT GEAR UP IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE RIGHT ENG HAD RUN OUT OF OIL DUE TO A CHAFED HOLE IN AN OIL COOLER LINE. THE LEFT ENG FORWARD UPPER OIL COOLER HOSE ALSO EXHIBITED EXTENSIVE CHAFING SIGNATURES.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.