# Accident 19780824039612A: Piper 601SMITH, Coolidge, AZ, August 24, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 24, 1978
- Place: Coolidge, AZ
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 32.9778° N, 111.5176° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coolidge, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9778&lon=-111.5176&mi=10
- Aircraft: N916RS (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 601SMITH
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,662 total, 93 in this make and model, 112 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX78FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA069) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780824039612A

## Narrative

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

No narrative was filed.

## Other aircraft in the event

- M, Cessna 170: [Accident 19780824039611A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780824039611A)

## 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 LAX78FA069](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX78FA069), Aug 24, 1978: Ted Smith 601P (N916RS), Coolidge, AZ, 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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