# Accident 19790404006429A: Piper 600ASMITH, Richmond, VA, April 4, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 4, 1979, 22:27 local time
- Place: Richmond, VA
- Airport: Byrd
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ops On Grnd From Ldg/Rtrcrft
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 37.5538° N, 77.4603° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Richmond, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.5538&lon=-77.4603&mi=10
- Aircraft: N702HB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N702HB-2013-05-03) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 8360602, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 600ASMITH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,994 total, 1,500 in this make and model, 297 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB IAD79FID12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790404006429A

## Narrative

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

PILOT TAXIED OFF AN UNLIGHTED TAXIWAY AT NIGHT. TAXIWAY HAD YELLOW CENTER LINE AND WHITE EDGE MARKINGS.

## 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 IAD79FID12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD79FID12), Apr 4, 1979: Ted Smith 600 (N702HB), Richmond, VA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N702HB (1)

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

- [Accident 19770701033259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770701033259A), Jul 1, 1977: Piper 600SMITH (N702HB), WV, 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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