# Accident 19790823036429A: Piper 601PSMITH, Santa Ynez, CA, August 23, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1979, 17:00 local time
- Place: Santa Ynez, CA
- Airport: Santa Ynez
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 34.6068° N, 120.0760° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs at Santa Ynez Airport (IZA), within about a mile (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.6068&lon=-120.0760&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6071M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6071M-2004-06-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 7106012, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 601PSMITH
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,019 total, 0 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX79AA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79AA075) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790823036429A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT DEVELOPED HIGH SINK RATE ON FINAL. MADE HARD LANDNG. COLLAPSED NOSE GEAR.

## 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 LAX79AA075](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX79AA075), Aug 23, 1979: Aerostar 601P (N6071M), Santa Ynez, CA, 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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