Smith AEROSTAR 601 accident near Lake Clear, NY
On July 14, 2026, a Smith AEROSTAR 601 (airplane) was involved in an accident near Lake Clear, NY. 3 people died. Damage to the aircraft: destroyed.
- Date
- July 14, 2026
- Place
- Lake Clear, NY
- Aircraft
- Smith AEROSTAR 601 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 3 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Position
- 44.363°N, 74.228°W
- NTSB ID
- 20260714203380
NTSB summary
On July 13, 2026, about 2236 eastern daylight time, a Smith Aerostar 601P, N800AA was destroyed when it was involved in an accident near Lake Clear, New York. The private pilot and two passengers were fatally injured. The airplane was operated as a Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91 personal flight. According to preliminary information from the FAA, the airplane was based at Monmouth Executive Airport (BLM), Belmar, New Jersey. Earlier on the night of the accident, the pilot flew uneventfully from BLM to Adirondack Regional Airport (SLK), Saranac Lake, New York. He intended to pick up two family members and return to BLM the same evening. FAA ADS-B data were available for the inbound flight; however, the airplane did not gain enough altitude on the outbound flight for FAA ADS-B data to be recorded. SLK was located at 1,662 ft above mean sea level (msl) and runway 23 was 6,573 ft-long. Review of third-party commercial surveillance data revealed that the accident flight departed runway 23, at 2235:45. The last target was recorded 46 seconds later, at 2236:31, indicating a location about 1 mile from the departure end of the runway. The data also indicated that the airplane reached a maximum height of about 125 ft above ground level (agl), before descending and leveling off at 75 ft agl for the last five recorded targets, spanning 12 seconds. During that time, the groundspeed increased from 151 knots to 169 knots. Review of home security video near the accident site revealed an engine sound at 2236, followed by the sound of collision with trees. The wreckage was locat
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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.
