Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600 N90437
6 April 1989 · Utica, New York, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 6 April 1989 at about 06:40 local time, a Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600 registered N90437, operated by U.s. Check, Inc., was involved in an accident near Utica, New York, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 06:40
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Utica, New York, United States
- Nearest airport
- Onieda County (UCA)
- Coordinates
- 43.0792, -75.6503
- Aircraft
- Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600
- Registration
- N90437
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- U.s. Check, Inc.
- Operating rule
- Part 135: Air Taxi & Commuter
- Purpose of flight
- Unknown
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Teterboro → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night/Dark
- NTSB number
- NYC89LA113
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
A FIRE IN THE COCKPIT FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
THE ACFT WAS APRX 40 MI SOUTH OF UTICA, NY, WHEN THE PLT NOTIFIED ATC THAT HE WAS GETTING SMOKE IN THE COCKPIT. AS A LANDING WAS MADE AT UTICA, A FIRE ERUPTED IN THE COCKPIT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE COCKPIT WAS EXTENSIVELY DAMAGED BY FIRE. DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE, THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED. NO DISCREPANCIES WERE FOUND WITH THE ENG OR PROPELLER.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 1989 | Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600 | Apopka, Florida, United States | Cherokee Leasing Inc. | Fatal | 2 |
| 20 Jun 1988 | Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600 | Catano | Executive Air Charter | Fatal | 1 |
| 10 Jan 1987 | Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601 | Pahokee, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Apr 1987 | Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601P | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | Sierra Telephone Co., Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 23 Oct 1987 | Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600 | Oshtemo Townshp, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 14 Jul 1987 | Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600 | Columbus, Ohio, United States | Air Continental | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 1989 | Cessna 185 | Fishers, New York, United States | Paul V. Hyland | No injuries | - |
| 3 Jul 1989 | Cessna 152 | Plattsburgh, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Jul 1989 | Cessna 177A | Akron, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1989 | Cessna 152 | Oneida, New York, United States | BFB Associates | No injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1989 | Piper PA-28-160 | Hammond, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Jul 1989 | Cessna 182A | Lancaster, New York, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |