# Accident 19770826039341A: Piper 601SMITH, Little Norway, NV, August 26, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 26, 1977
- Place: Little Norway, NV
- Airport: Lake Tahoe
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, first aircraft
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Aircraft: N7481S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7481S-2013-05-08) (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: 6,444 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 70 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB OAK77FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FA051) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770826039341A

## Narrative

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

ACFT OVERTOOK N8532T.

## Other aircraft in the event

- N8532T, Cessna 182C: [Accident 19770826039342A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770826039342A)

## 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 OAK77FA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK77FA051), Aug 26, 1977: Aerostar 601 (N7481S), Little Norway, CA, substantial damage, 4 fatal

## Other reports on N7481S (1)

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

- [Accident 19870622028639A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870622028639A), Jun 22, 1987: Piper PA60601 (N7481S), Hillsboro, TX, Substantial damage. Lost both engines on level off. Landed gear up in a milo field. Clogged fuel vents not seen in annual or by pilot.

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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