# Accident 19810524032079A: Smith 601PSMITH, Miami, OK, May 24, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 24, 1981, 22:00 local time
- Place: Miami, OK
- Airport: Municipal
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 36.8877° N, 94.8709° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Miami, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.8877&lon=-94.8709&mi=10
- Aircraft: N666JH (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SMITH 601PSMITH
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 7,700 total, 1,130 in this make and model, 150 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW81FPM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPM12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810524032079A

## Narrative

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

ENGINE FIRE NOTED ON FINAL.  FIRE PUT OUT AFTER LANDING. FOUND DETERIORATED AND LEAKY FUEL LINES.

## 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 FTW81FPM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW81FPM12), May 24, 1981: Ted Smith 601 (N666JH), Miami, OK, 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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