# NTSB Accident LAX92LA263
> **Smith, Ted Aerostar AEROSTAR 601** · 1992-06-26 · PRESCOTT, AZ, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX92LA263
- **Event ID:** 20001211X14916
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1992-06-26
- **Location:** PRESCOTT, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 34.619098, -112.419021
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 1
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Smith, Ted Aerostar
- **Model:** AEROSTAR 601
- **Registration:** N601DE
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 2
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

THE AIRPLANE'S FAILURE TO ACHIEVE AN ADEQUATE RATE OF CLIMB BECAUSE OF DEGRADED AERODYNAMIC PERFORMANCE AND THE PILOT'S INTENTIONAL OPERATION OF THE AIRCRAFT WITH KNOWN DEFICIENCIES.  A FACTOR IN THE ACCIDENT WAS THE HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE CONDITION.

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