# Accident 19751028042579A: Piper 600SMITH, Bunnell, FL, October 28, 1975

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 28, 1975
- Place: Bunnell, FL
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 29.4661° N, 81.2578° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bunnell, FL, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4661&lon=-81.2578&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90390, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90390-1976-05-27) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 8360602, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 600SMITH
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76AM036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM036) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751028042579A

## Narrative

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

SUSPECT WINDOW OR WINDSHIELD FAILURE DURING UNCONTRLED DESCENT.

## 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 MIA76AM036](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76AM036), Oct 28, 1975: Ted Smith 600 (N90390), Bunnell, FL, 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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