# Accident 19810507022549A: Smith 601PSMITH, San Angelo, TX, May 7, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 7, 1981, 15:41 local time
- Place: San Angelo, TX
- Airport: Mathis
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Forced/Precautionary Landing
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 31.4638° N, 100.4370° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of San Angelo, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=31.4638&lon=-100.4370&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3642J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SMITH 601PSMITH
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,222 total, 250 in this make and model, 216 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA086) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810507022549A

## Narrative

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

FAILED TO ASSURE DOOR SECURED PRIOR TO TAKEOFF. DOOR OPEN ON CLIMBOUT. LOST CONTROL, CRASH-LANDED OFF END OF RUNWAY

## 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 FTW81FA086](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FA086), May 7, 1981: Piper PA-60 (N3642J), San Angelo, TX, 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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