# Accident 19770812032349A: Smith 601PSMITH, Burns, OR, August 12, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 12, 1977
- Place: Burns, OR
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Location: 43.5883° N, 119.0613° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Burns, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.5883&lon=-119.0613&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9578Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9578Q-1977-11-30) (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: 688 total, 31 in this make and model, 41 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA77FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA047) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770812032349A

## Narrative

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

WINGS SEPARATED.

## 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 SEA77FA047](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77FA047), Aug 12, 1977: Aerostar 601P (N9578Q), Burns, OR, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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