# Accident 19790622016849A: Piper 601PSMITH, East St Louis, IL, June 22, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 22, 1979, 22:51 local time
- Place: East St Louis, IL
- Airport: Bi-State
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.6164° N, 90.1305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East St. Louis, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6164&lon=-90.1305&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9808Q (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 601PSMITH
- People aboard: 6
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,950 total, 60 in this make and model, 181 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI79FCA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FCA04) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790622016849A

## Narrative

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

ACFT PROP HIT WIRES DURING NIGHT INITIAL CLIMB. PILOT ELECTED TO LAND TO CHECK DAMAGE,HARD LANDING DAMAGED AIRCRAFT

## 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 CHI79FCA04](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FCA04), Jun 22, 1979: Aerostar 601P (N9808Q), East St Louis, IL, 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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