# Accident 19730601016869A: Piper 601SMITH, Hamburg, NY, June 1, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 1, 1973
- Place: Hamburg, NY
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 42.7234° N, 78.8348° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hamburg, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.7234&lon=-78.8348&mi=10
- Aircraft: N711ED, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N711ED-1973-10-02) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601 (registry code 8360606, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 601SMITH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,097 total, 217 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC73AN147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN147) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730601016869A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

FIRE OF UNDETERMINED SOURCE IN NR TWO ENGINE RESULTED IN INFLIGHT SEPARATION OF RT WING.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC73AN147](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC73AN147), Jun 1, 1973: Ted Smith 601 (N711ED), Hamburg, NY, destroyed, 2 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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