# Accident 19781130040749A: Piper 601SMITH, Eagle Pass, TX, November 30, 1978

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 30, 1978
- Place: Eagle Pass, TX
- Airport: Eagle Pass Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Location: 28.7034° N, 100.4811° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Eagle Pass Municipal Airport, closed, within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.7034&lon=-100.4811&mi=10
- Aircraft: N90674 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 601SMITH
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 157 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW79DA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA019) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19781130040749A

## Narrative

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

BRAKE PISTON ROD UNSCREWED FROM BRAKE PEDAL.CENTER 2500FT OF RWY LIGHTS.

## 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 FTW79DA019](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79DA019), Nov 30, 1978: Aerostar 601P (N90674), Eagle Pass, TX, 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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