# Accident 19780918041519A: Amtr 83601, Morrisville, NC, September 18, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 18, 1978
- Place: Morrisville, NC
- Airport: Raleigh-Durham
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Init Climb(1st Pwr Reduct)
- Location: 35.8776° N, 78.7875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at RALEIGH-DURHAM INTL (RDU), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.8776&lon=-78.7875&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7547S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7547S-1983-01-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 8360602, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTR 83601
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,358 total, 907 in this make and model, 189 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA109) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780918041519A

## Narrative

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

PWR LOSS,R YAW 80MPH,CONT TKOF.R ENG SW ON R MAG.R MAG COIL WEDGEOSE.SIX R ENG PLUGS UNSAT.

## 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 IAD79FA109](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FA109), Sep 18, 1978: Ted Smith 600 (N7547S), Morrisville, NC, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7547S (1)

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

- [Accident 19750704032049A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750704032049A), Jul 4, 1975: Piper 600SMITH (N7547S), Gasport, NY, Substantial damage. Rt brake fail on ldg. Acft struck rock pile 75FT fm edge of rwy.

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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