Serious incident Ted Smith Aerostar 600 N9784Q,
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Date:Saturday 1 February 1986
Time:20:45 LT
Type:Silhouette image of generic AEST model; specific model in this crash may look slightly different    
Ted Smith Aerostar 600
Owner/operator:Top Flight Air Serivce
Registration: N9784Q
MSN: 60-0416-143
Engine model:LYCOMING IO-540-KIF5
Fatalities:Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1
Aircraft damage: Minor
Category:Serious incident
Location:Folkston, GA -   United States of America
Phase: Landing
Nature:Private
Departure airport:Tampa, FL (X16)
Destination airport:Jacksonville, FL (JAX
Investigating agency: NTSB
Confidence Rating: Accident investigation report completed and information captured
Narrative:
THE PLT STATED THAT WHILE ON A FLIGHT FROM TAMPA, TO JACKSONVILLE FL, HE MADE AN UNAUTHORIZED DEVIATION & LANDED AT DAVIS FIELD FOLKSTON GA, WHERE THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR COLLAPSED. POST CRASH EXAMINATION OF THE ACFT REVEALED THAT THE GEAR COLLAPSED DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT MAIN LANDING GEAR OUTBOARD RETRACT STRUT ASS'Y.

Probable Cause:

Accident investigation:
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Investigating agency: NTSB
Report number: MIA86IA069
Status: Investigation completed
Duration:
Download report: Final report

Sources:

NTSB MIA86IA069

History of this aircraft

Other occurrences involving this aircraft
2 August 2022 N9784Q Private 2 near South Haven Area Regional Airport (KLWA), MI w/o
Loss of control

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