# Accident 19801118073889A: Smith 601PSMITH, Worcester, MA, November 18, 1980

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 18, 1980, 13:03 local time
- Place: Worcester, MA
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 42.2626° N, 71.8023° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Worcester, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2626&lon=-71.8023&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6075U, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6075U-1997-04-24) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper AEROSTAR 601P (registry code 7106012, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SMITH 601PSMITH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,500 total, 450 in this make and model, 128 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC81FNE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE03) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19801118073889A

## Narrative

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

WINDSHIELD ICED OVER FROM FREEZING RAIN & SLEET. LANDED IN SNOW ALONG SIDE OF RUNWAY. NOSED UP.

## 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 NYC81FNE03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC81FNE03), Nov 18, 1980: Aerostar 601P (N6075U), Worcester, MA, 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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