# Accident 19760817026169A: Piper 600SMITH, West Mifflin, PA, August 17, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1976
- Place: West Mifflin, PA
- Airport: Allegheny County
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Engine Run-Up
- Location: 40.3544° N, 79.9290° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at ALLEGHENY COUNTY (AGC), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3544&lon=-79.9290&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7484S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7484S-2013-08-06) (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
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,592 total, 465 in this make and model, 45 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC76FGM45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM45) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760817026169A

## Narrative

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

PIC INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR DURING PRE-TAXI CHECK.

## 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 NYC76FGM45](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM45), Aug 17, 1976: Ted Smith 600 (N7484S), West Mifflin, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7484S (2)

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

- [Accident 20010614019039A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20010614019039A), Jun 14, 2001: N7484S, Wonewoc, WI, No damage. (.19)On June 14, 2001, at 1400 central daylight time, a smith Aerostar 600 , N7484S, operated by a private pilot, sustained substantial damage during landing…
- [Accident 19740105000139A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740105000139A), Jan 5, 1974: Piper 600SMITH (N7484S), Zelienople, PA, Substantial damage. Plt lndd,3 green dn and lockd lts. Gr retractn test-no malfunction.

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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