# Accident 19770909030769A: Piper 601SMITH, Dallas, TX, September 9, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 9, 1977
- Place: Dallas, TX
- Airport: Dallas Ft Worth R
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7433S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 601SMITH
- People aboard: 5
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,200 total, 94 in this make and model, 148 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77FPA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPA28) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770909030769A

## Narrative

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

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## 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 FTW77FPA28](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPA28), Sep 9, 1977: Aerostar 601 (N7433S), Dallas, TX, 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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