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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Smith 601PSMITH · Roanoke, VA · March 23, 1981

Date
March 23, 1981 · 10:03 local
Place
Roanoke, VA
Airport
Woodrum
Phase of flight
Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N3641U
NTSB investigation
NTSBATL81FA057
Reported as
Smith 601PSMITH
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,351 total79 in this make and model42 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry 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.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Lost engine on takeoff climb. Lost other one trying to return. Lost control. Airplane serviced with jet fuel.

As the FAA filed it

LOST ENGINE ON TAKEOFF CLIMB. LOST OTHER ONE TRYING TO RETURN. LOST CONTROL. AIRPLANE SERVICED WITH JET FUEL.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.