Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601P N441CB
1 April 1999 · St. Clair Shore, Michigan, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 1 April 1999 at about 17:30 local time, a Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601P registered N441CB was involved in an accident near St. Clair Shore, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.
The record
- Date
- at 17:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- St. Clair Shore, Michigan, United States
- Coordinates
- 42.4607, -82.8996
- Aircraft
- Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601P
- Registration
- N441CB
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Port Huron → Freemont
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- CHI99FA227
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Probable cause
Undetermined as the aircraft was not recovered.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.
Read the full NTSB narrative
The airplane took off from Port Huron, Michigan, on April 1, 1999, at 1130 est. The airplane was scheduled to arrive in Freemont, Ohio. An employee of the pilot's company said that the pilot was going to meet a customer there. At 1230 est, the customer called the company inquiring about the pilot. The employee said that the pilot 'would have taken the shortest route, over [Lake] St. Clair, Ontario [Province], and [Lake] Erie,' to get to Freemont, Ohio. An ALNOT was issued at 1803 est. Search and rescue operations were conducted by the U. S. Coast Guard, Civil Air Patrol, and the Canadian Search and Rescue Center. The search was suspended on April 10, 1999, at 2125 est. The passenger's body was discovered on May 1, 1999, in the Lake St. Clair shipping channel, approximately 6.9 miles east of St. Clair Shores, Michigan. On July 2, 1999, the pilot's body was found in Lake St. Clair. Parts of the airplane identified from the make and model of aircraft were recovered with the bodies.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 Jul 1999 | Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601P | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Mark H. Johnson | Fatal | 2 |
| 21 Nov 1999 | Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600 | Avalon, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 20 Apr 2000 | Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600 | Vieques | Sammy Garcia Perez | No injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 2000 | Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601 | Estes Park, Colorado, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 27 Apr 1997 | Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601P | Klammath Falls, Oregon, United States | William Z. Williams | Fatal | 1 |
| 12 Jul 1997 | Smith Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601 | Boulder City, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Mar 1999 | Delong GLASTAR GS-1 | Lapeer, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Jan 1999 | Beechcraft 95-C55 | Pellston, Michigan, United States | - | Fatal | 3 |
| 13 Aug 1999 | Piper PA-28-181 | Paw Paw, Michigan, United States | National Flyers Association | Fatal | 4 |
| 16 Aug 1999 | Cessna 150G | Lambertville, Michigan, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 19 Jan 1999 | Cessna 150F | Hillsdale, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1999 | Piper PA-28-180 | Harsens Island, Michigan, United States | - | No injuries | - |