# NTSB Accident IAD97FA039
> **Aerostar 601P** · 1997-01-03 · CHESAPEAKE, VA, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD97FA039
- **Event ID:** 20001208X07302
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1997-01-03
- **Location:** CHESAPEAKE, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.670417, -76.29924
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 4
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 4
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aerostar
- **Model:** 601P
- **Registration:** N3CD
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** NDRK
- **Weather:** IMC
## Probable cause

failure of the pilot to maintain proper altitude/clearance above the ground after takeoff.  A related factor was the pilot's self-induced pressure to depart before the arrival of bad weather.

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