# Accident 19760522014199A: Piper 601SMITH, Gila Bend, AZ, May 22, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 22, 1976
- Place: Gila Bend, AZ
- Airport: Gila Bend
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 32.9602° N, 112.6736° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at GILA BEND MUNI (E63), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9602&lon=-112.6736&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90458 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 601SMITH
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,600 total, 72 in this make and model, 69 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX76FUJ78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUJ78) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760522014199A

## Narrative

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

L SELECTOR HANDLE LOOSE,ON X-FEED,UNK TO PLT,ACFT L WG HEAVY.PLT SEAT BACK FAILED DRG LDG ROLL.

## 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 LAX76FUJ78](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76FUJ78), May 22, 1976: Aerostar 601 (N90458), Gila Bend, AZ, substantial damage

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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