Accident · 1989-04-06

NTSB case NYC89LA113 · Smith, Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600 · Part 135

What the record says

Event date: 1989-04-06
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: Smith, Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 600 (N90437)
Operating rule: Part 135
Operator: U.S. CHECK, INC. Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): U.S. CHECK, INC.

Probable cause

A FIRE IN THE COCKPIT FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE.

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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