# Accident 19771216042869A: Smith 601PSMITH, Evansville, IN, December 16, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1977
- Place: Evansville, IN
- Airport: Dress Regional
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 37.9748° N, 87.5558° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Evansville, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9748&lon=-87.5558&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9506Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9506Q-2013-09-12) (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: SMITH 601PSMITH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 147 in this make and model, 27 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI78DEX06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEX06) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771216042869A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TRIED TO CLOSE & SECURE DOOR THAT OPENED.PILOT'S LEFT HAND INJURED BY PROP.

## 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 CHI78DEX06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78DEX06), Dec 16, 1977: Aerostar 601P (N9506Q), Evansville, IN, minor damage

## Other reports on N9506Q (1)

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

- [Incident 19940831024489I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940831024489I), Aug 31, 1994: Piper PA60601 (N9506Q), Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, Minor damage. During pilot check ride for employment got gear horn landing. Owner advised and power to silence. Landed gear up.

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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