# Accident 19731102038539A: Piper 601SMITH, Raymond, OH, November 2, 1973

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 2, 1973
- Place: Raymond, OH
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 40.3405° N, 83.4682° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Raymond, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3405&lon=-83.4682&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7430S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7430S-1974-01-21) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601 (registry code 8360606, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 601SMITH
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,234 total, 57 in this make and model, 165 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731102038539A

## Narrative

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

NO DUAL CHECK-OUT.02 SYSTEM EMPTY.LO CEILINGS,TOPS 10000FT.ACFT INTACT UNTIL IMPACT.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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