# Incident 19800202030959I: Piper 600SMITH, Ashland, NE, February 2, 1980

- Type: FAA incident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: February 2, 1980, 08:30 local time
- Place: Ashland, NE
- Airport: H.J.Paul Aaf-Ng
- Phase of flight: Normal Cruise
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 41.0403° N, 96.3713° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ashland, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0403&lon=-96.3713&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9823Q, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9823Q-2004-06-14) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 600 (registry code 8360602, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming IO-540 series (registry code 41530, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-io-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 600SMITH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 400 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/19800202030959I

## Narrative

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

PILOT HEARD NOISES IN AFT END OF AIRCRAFT. UNABLE TO LOCATE CAUSE. MAY HAVE BEEN SHIFTING CARGO.

## Other reports on N9823Q (4)

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

- [Incident 19930303007179I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19930303007179I), Mar 3, 1993: Piper PA60600 (N9823Q), Pellston, MI, Minor damage. Landing gear collapsed on landing rollout.
- [Incident 19871215077249I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871215077249I), Dec 15, 1987: Piper PA60600 (N9823Q), Battle Creek, MI, Minor damage. Lost directional control on takeoff. Aborted. Slid off runway. Blown into a runway sign.
- [Accident 19840322008519A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840322008519A), Mar 22, 1984: Piper PA60600A (N9823Q), Detroit, MI, Substantial damage. Taxiway gave way allowing wheel of aircraft to drop in hole causing substantial damage to aircraft.
- [Incident 19790620016409I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790620016409I), Jun 20, 1979: Piper 601PSMITH (N9823Q), Louisville, KY. Pilot returned after noticing higher than normal head temps, topped off with jet a fuel. Engines changed.

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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