# Accident 19810717042339A: Smith 601PSMITH, Mead, CO, July 17, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: July 17, 1981, 17:10 local time
- Place: Mead, CO
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Climb
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2270° N, 104.9883° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mead, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2270&lon=-104.9883&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6890U (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SMITH 601PSMITH
- Reported engine: LYC IO540A1A5
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 688 total, 75 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810717042339A

## Narrative

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

FLEW HIGH PERFORMANCE AIRPLANE INTO THUNDERSTORM TURBULENCE. LOST CONTROL, STALLED AND SPUN IN. LOW TIME IN TYPE.

## NTSB investigation

None matched to this report by aircraft and date. Search the NTSB's own records: https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-main-public/basic-search

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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