# Accident 19780526034339A: Piper 601SMITH, Bumpass, VA, May 26, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 26, 1978
- Place: Bumpass, VA
- Airport: Rest-A-While
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Descent
- Location: 37.9635° N, 77.7372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bumpass, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.9635&lon=-77.7372&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10HF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 601SMITH
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 17,000 total, 200 in this make and model, 33 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD78FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA068) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780526034339A

## Narrative

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

NIGHT 2 ENG FAIL,CRUISE DSCNT 13200FT.FUSE TANK EMPTY,LEFT 11,RT LS.PLT RPTS NO LOW FUEL LIGHT

## 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 IAD78FA068](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD78FA068), May 26, 1978: Ted Smith 601P (N10HF), Bumpass, VA, substantial damage, 1 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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