Aerostar 601P accident near Coatesville, PA
On January 10, 2000, an Aerostar 601P (airplane) was involved in an accident near Coatesville, PA. 2 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- January 10, 2000
- Place
- Coatesville, PA
- Aircraft
- Aerostar 601P · Airplane
- Injuries
- 2 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 39.980°N, 75.809°W
- NTSB ID
- 20001212X20422
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHT On January 10, 2000, at 0519 Eastern Standard Time, an Aerostar 601P, N905DK, was destroyed when it impacted terrain near the Chester County G.O. Carlson Airport, Coatesville, Pennsylvania. The certificated commercial pilot and pilot rated passenger were fatally injured. Instrument meteorological condition prevailed, and an instrument flight rules (IFR) flight plan was filed and activated. The positioning flight departed Millville, New Jersey, and was conducted under 14 CFR Part 91. According to Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) records, on the day before the accident, at 1610, the pilot obtained a preflight weather briefing in person from the Millville Automated Flight Service Station (AFSS) for the accident flight. On the day of the accident, at 0435, the pilot contacted Millville AFSS by radio and filed an IFR flight plan to Chester County, and declared himself the pilot-in-command. At 0437, the pilot requested current weather conditions for Millville from the AFSS. He was told, wind 120 degrees at 5 knots, altimeter 29.93 inches of mercury, visibility 3/4 mile in mist, ceiling 200 feet overcast, temperature 6 degrees Fahrenheit, and dewpoint 6 degrees Fahrenheit. At 0445, the pilot received his IFR clearance to Chester County, and reported airborne at 0452. At 0458, he checked in with Philadelphia Approach Control, and was instructed to proceed direct to the Modena VOR for a visual approach to Chester County. At 0509, the approach controller instructed the pilot to turn right 10 degrees, and join the localizer for the ILS Runway 29. The controller
Probable cause
The pilot's failure to follow the published instrument approach procedure, and his failure to establish a climb after passing the missed approach point.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
