# Accident 19770517012389A: Smith 601PSMITH, Redmond, OR, May 17, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 17, 1977
- Place: Redmond, OR
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced Landing
- Location: 44.2607° N, 121.1824° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Redmond, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.2607&lon=-121.1824&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90362, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N90362-1982-01-05) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SMITH 601PSMITH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,384 total, 102 in this make and model, 92 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FYK07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYK07) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770517012389A

## Narrative

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

FORCED LDG IN ROCKY,SAGEBRUSH COVERED TERRAIN.FUEL TANKS NOT CHECKED PRIOR TO DEPARTURE.

## 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 SEA77FYK07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FYK07), May 17, 1977: Aerostar 601P (N90362), Redmond, OR, 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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