# Incident 19790402012249I: Piper 601SMITH, Farville, AR, April 2, 1979

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 2, 1979, 14:30 local time
- Place: Farville, AR
- Airport: Disinger
- Damage: Minor damage
- Phase of flight: Takeoff Ground Roll
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Aircraft: N3777B, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3777B-2013-10-31) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601B (registry code 8360605, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601b) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 601SMITH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,000 total, 500 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790402012249I

## Narrative

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

PILOT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DURING TAKEOFF, OVERCORRECTED. GEAR COLLAPSED.

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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