# NTSB Accident LAX91LA038
> **Aerostar S-77A** · 1990-11-24 · PHOENIX, AZ, USA · SERS
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX91LA038
- **Event ID:** 20001212X24641
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1990-11-24
- **Location:** PHOENIX, AZ, USA
- **Coordinates:** 33.679782, -112.090148
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** SERS
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 2
- **Minor:** 5
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 7
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Aerostar
- **Model:** S-77A
- **Registration:** N3605T
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 0
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

STRENGTH DEGRADATION OF THE KEVLAR SUSPENSION CABLES, DUE TO PREVIOUS HEAT DAMAGE.  FACTORS RELATED TO THE ACCIDENT WERE:  FAILURE OF THE QUICK RELEASE LINE TO RELEASE, AND SUSCEPTIBILITY OF KEVLAR SUSPENSION CABLES TO HEAT.

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