# Accident 19780124002999A: Smith 601PSMITH, Dubois, PA, January 24, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 24, 1978
- Place: Dubois, PA
- Airport: Dubois Jefferson
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Unknown/Not Reported
- Location: 41.1222° N, 78.7551° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of DuBois, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.1222&lon=-78.7551&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1BE, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1BE-1982-05-29) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 8360608, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SMITH 601PSMITH
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 1,230 total, 560 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC78FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA023) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780124002999A

## Narrative

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

ICE WAS FOUND IN FUEL FLOW DIVIDER AND LINES.

## 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 NYC78FA023](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA023), Jan 24, 1978: Aerostar 601P (N1BE), Dubois, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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