Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601P N9763Q

Summary

On 15 August 1985 at about 18:30 local time, a Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601P registered N9763Q was involved in an accident near Prestonburg, Kentucky, 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

15 August 1985 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Prestonburg, Kentucky, United States

Nearest airport

Combs (3I6)

Coordinates

37.6706, -82.7603

Aircraft

Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601P

Registration

N9763Q

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Executive/Corporate

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Lewisburg → Prestonburg

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL85LA260

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 WHILE ON SHORT FINAL THE AIRCRAFT ENCOUNTERED A DOWN DRAFT WHICH CAUSED A SUDDEN LOSS OF ALTITUDE RESULTING IN A HARD LANDING. THE AIRCRAFT TIRE BLEW ON LANDING AND THE AIRCRAFT VEERED OFF OF THE SIDE OF THE RUNWAY AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. WITNESSES STATED THAT THE AIRCRAFT CONTACTED THE TREES ON THE APPROACH END OF THE RUNWAY AND LANDED SHORT OF THE RUNWAY.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.