# Accident 19800104021269A: Piper 601PSMITH, Scottsdale, AZ, January 4, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 4, 1980, 15:30 local time
- Place: Scottsdale, AZ
- Airport: Scottsdale
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.5092° N, 111.8990° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Scottsdale, AZ, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5092&lon=-111.8990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N97990 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 601PSMITH
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,017 total, 497 in this make and model, 154 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800104021269A

## Narrative

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

NOSE WHEEL FELL INTO GOPHER HOLE WHILE TAXIING TO PARK ON DIRT RAMP. IMPACT SEVERED NOSE GEAR.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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