# Accident 19780121000909A: Piper 600SMITH, San Antonio, TX, January 21, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 21, 1978
- Place: San Antonio, TX
- Airport: San Antonio Inter
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Location: 29.4241° N, 98.4936° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Antonio, TX, within about 13 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=29.4241&lon=-98.4936&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9784Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9784Q-2023-03-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 8360602, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 600SMITH
- Reported engine: NONE
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,400 total, 50 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW78FRG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRG22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780121000909A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## 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 FTW78FRG22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW78FRG22), Jan 21, 1978: Aerostar 601 (N9784Q), San Antonio, TX, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9784Q (5)

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

- [Accident 20220802013979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20220802013979A), Aug 2, 2022: Smith AEROSTAR 600 (N9784Q), South Haven, MI, Destroyed, 2 fatal. On August 02, 2022 at approximately 0800 local time, a Smith Aerostar 600 aircraft, [privacy data omitted], registered to a commercial rated pilot disappeared…
- [Incident 19920728033349I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920728033349I), Jul 28, 1992: Piper PA60600 (N9784Q), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Nose gear collapsed on landing rollout.
- [Incident 19890829047419I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890829047419I), Aug 29, 1989: Piper PA60600 (N9784Q), Columbus, GA, Minor damage. Low oil pressure on right engine. Precautionary landing. Nose gear collapsed on rollout. Found stuck exhaust valve.
- [Incident 19870916066019I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870916066019I), Sep 16, 1987: Piper PA60600 (N9784Q), West Palm Beach, FL, Minor damage. The left main gear collapsed on landing. Torque link found broken. Link pin PN4000503 had failed. Wheel rotated.
- [Incident 19860201034409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19860201034409I), Feb 1, 1986: Piper PA60600 (N9784Q), Folkston, GA, Minor damage. Left gear retract strut assembly suffered an overload fracture on landing. Left gear folded outwards.

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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