# Accident 19770930030199A: Piper 600SMITH, Austin, TX, September 30, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 30, 1977
- Place: Austin, TX
- Airport: Robert Mueller
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 30.2672° N, 97.7431° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Austin, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2672&lon=-97.7431&mi=10
- Aircraft: N133TS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 600SMITH
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,425 total, 77 in this make and model, 43 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW77DRG73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRG73) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770930030199A

## Narrative

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

BOLT SHEARED CONNECTING HYD ARM TO STEERING MECH JAMMING NOSE GR IN RETRACT PSN.

## 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 FTW77DRG73](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77DRG73), Sep 30, 1977: Aerostar 600 (N133TS), Austin, 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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