# Accident 19750307009009A: Piper 600SMITH, Detroit, MI, March 7, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 7, 1975
- Place: Detroit, MI
- Airport: Detroit City
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach-IFR
- Location: 42.3314° N, 83.0458° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Detroit, MI, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3314&lon=-83.0458&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7MW, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7MW-2007-02-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 8360602, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 600SMITH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,071 total, 1,134 in this make and model, 331 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI75AC062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC062) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750307009009A

## Narrative

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

T/D ABT 3500FT DWN 5091FT RWY.R LDG GR STRUCK RAISED LIP AT RWY EDGE.LOCALIZER APCH RWY 15.

## 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 CHI75AC062](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75AC062), Mar 7, 1975: Ted Smith 600 (N7MW), Detroit, MI, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7MW (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19800305030889I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800305030889I), Mar 5, 1980: Piper 600SMITH (N7MW), Detroit, MI, Minor damage. Pilot touched down long & overshot runway. Struck a post off end of runway.

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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