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| Date: | Friday 19 July 1985 |
| Time: | 03:43 |
| Type: |  Ted Smith Aerostar 601 |
| Owner/operator: | Don Evans |
| Registration: | N71MA |
| MSN: | 61-0217-094 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2475 hours |
| Engine model: | Lycoming IO-540-S1AS |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Erie, PA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Unknown |
| Departure airport: | Louisville, KY (SDF) |
| Cleveland, OH (BFT) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING A NORMAL IFR CRUISE FLIGHT, THE PILOT OF AIR OHIO FLIGHT 21, DID NOT RESPOND TO ATC INSTRUCTIONS. AIR OHIO FLIGHT 21 CONTINUED FOR 40 MINUTES WITH NO REPLY AND WITHOUT DEVIATION IN ALTITUDE OR HEADING UNTIL THE DISCRETE TARGET DISAPPEARED FROM RADAR OVER LAKE ERIE. THE PILOT HAD NOT SLEPT FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 HOURS PRIOR TO THE LOSS OF COMMUNICATION RESPONSE. CAUSE:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB: https://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief.asp?ev_id=20001214X37246
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 18 June 1982 | N71MA | Tech Industries, Inc. | 0 | Martha's Vineyard, MA | |
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Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Oct-2008 10:30 | ASN archive | Added |
| 21-Dec-2016 19:23 | ASN Update Bot | Updated [Time, Damage, Category, Investigating agency, ] |
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