# Accident 19760526013149A: Piper 601SMITH, Plains, TX, May 26, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1976
- Place: Plains, TX
- Airport: Yokum County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 33.1883° N, 102.8215° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plains, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.1883&lon=-102.8215&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7461S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 601SMITH
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 13,327 total, 2,060 in this make and model, 144 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW76FQG68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FQG68) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760526013149A

## Narrative

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

RAN INTO DITCH & FENCE. GUSTING TO 15K.

## 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 FTW76FQG68](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FQG68), May 26, 1976: Ted Smith 601 (N7461S), Plains, TX, 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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