# Accident 19761229040289A: Piper 600SMITH, Pella, IA, December 29, 1976

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 29, 1976
- Place: Pella, IA
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
- Location: 41.4047° N, 92.9174° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pella, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4047&lon=-92.9174&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7468S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7468S-2017-02-04) (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: 2,110 total, 1,436 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MKC77FCD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCD06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19761229040289A

## Narrative

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

OVER 11 GALLONS OF FUEL FOUND IN LEFT WING TANK.

## 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 MKC77FCD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC77FCD06), Dec 29, 1976: Aero-Star 600 (N7468S), Pella, IA, 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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