# Accident 19760805023749A: Piper 601SMITH, Eufaula, AL, August 5, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 5, 1976
- Place: Eufaula, AL
- Airport: Weedon Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 31.9513° N, 85.1289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at WEEDON FLD (EUF), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.9513&lon=-85.1289&mi=10
- Aircraft: N27HA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N27HA-2013-08-08) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601 (registry code 8360606, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 601SMITH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,979 total, 51 in this make and model, 46 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA76FKJ90](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKJ90) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760805023749A

## Narrative

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

BRAKE FAILURE DURING LDG ROLL.PN920024-509 FAILED AT FITTING TO WHEEL BRAKE CYL.

## 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 MIA76FKJ90](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA76FKJ90), Aug 5, 1976: Ted Smith 601 (N27HA), Eufaula, AL, 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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