N7443S (Butler Aircraft Company AEROSTAR 601) — routes, history & safety record

FlightFinder has no observed route profile for this registration. The documented safety events below are available independently of live flight tracking.

Safety history

March 16, 1990Accident
INFLIGHT FAILURE OF THE LEFT ENGINE WHICH WAS CAUSED BY INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL RESULTING IN HEAT DAMAGED MAGNETO LEADS AS A RESULT OF A MISSING EXHAUST FLANGE-TO-TURBOCHARGER SEAL.
Butler AEROSTAR 601
INFLIGHT FAILURE OF THE LEFT ENGINE WHICH WAS CAUSED BY INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL RESULTING IN HEAT DAMAGED MAGNETO LEADS AS A RESULT OF A MISSING EXHAUST FLANGE-TO-TURBOCHARGER SEAL. Full accident record
March 15, 1990Accident
Shortly after leveling off at 14,000 feet the left engine quit. The pilot diverted to Tampa, and 34 minutes later the right engine quit. During the subsequent forced landing the airplane collided with the roof of a covered sidewalk and then trees.
Piper PA-61 Aerostar (Ted Smith 601)
Inflight failure of the left engine which was caused by inadequate maintenance and inspection by company maintenance personnel resulting in heat damaged magneto leads as a result of a missing exhaust flange-to-turbocharger seal. Full accident record