# NTSB Accident CEN14FA494
> **SMITH AEROSTAR 601P** · 2014-09-10 · Austin, TX, USA · FATL
## Event
- **NTSB number:** CEN14FA494
- **Event ID:** 20140910X71553
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 2014-09-10
- **Location:** Austin, TX, USA
- **Coordinates:** 30.233333, -97.199996
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** FATL
- **Fatal:** 1
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 0
- **Total aboard:** 1
## Aircraft
- **Make:** SMITH
- **Model:** AEROSTAR 601P
- **Registration:** N711YM
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** —
- **Damage:** DEST
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

The pilot's failure to maintain sufficient clearance from trees during the single-engine landing approach. Contributing to the accident was the loss of power in the left engine due to an improperly installed rubber boot that became dislodged and was then partially sucked into the fuel injector servo, which caused an excessively rich fuel-air mixture that would not support combustion.

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