Aerostar 602P accident near Penticton, Ca, December 31, 2000
On December 31, 2000 at about 8:05 pm local time, a Aerostar 602P, registered N88AT, was destroyed in an accident near Penticton. It was a personal flight under non-U.S. private rules. 4 people were killed. The weather was instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility).
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The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 4, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- December 31, 2000 · about 8:05 pm local time
- Place
- Penticton, Ca
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- 4 people were killed.
- Weather
- instrument conditions (cloud, fog or low visibility)
- Aircraft
- Aerostar 602P
- Registration
- N88AT · registry record
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal flight · non-U.S. private rules
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
The aircraft
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded
- Landing gear: fixed
- Not recorded
The flight
- Departed from: SLC Salt Lake City UT
- Destination: YYF
- Flight plan: IFR
- Runway 0
Weather at the time
- Light: not reported
- Wind: at 0 knots
- Visibility: 0.6 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; not recorded
- Temperature: 32°F (0°C), dew point 32°F (0°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 12:00 pm from YYF
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 | |||
| Passengers | 3 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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About this page
Everything above comes from the NTSB's public accident database: the narrative, probable cause and findings are the NTSB's own words, and the coded tables behind its report (pilot, aircraft, flight, weather, injuries, sequence of events) are written out in plain English. Pilots' ages, home towns and medical details are left out on purpose. The documents and photographs are the NTSB's docket, the folder of records gathered during the investigation, shown as the NTSB released them (the NTSB redacts some personal details first) and listed under the NTSB's own titles. This site's own text never names pilots, passengers or anyone else involved. A preliminary report describes what is known soon after the event and can change; the final report, with the probable cause, usually follows one to two years later and this page is refreshed when it does. Case number SEA01WA033.