# Accident 19811013066909A: Piper 601SMITH, Urbana, IL, October 13, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 13, 1981, 19:00 local time
- Place: Urbana, IL
- Airport: Illini
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Location: 40.1101° N, 88.1973° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Urbana, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.1101&lon=-88.1973&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7454S, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7454S-2013-02-11) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Smith AEROSTAR 601 (registry code 8360606, https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-601) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming TI0-540 series (registry code 41533, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER 601SMITH
- Reported engine: LYC IO540P1A5
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,130 total, 163 in this make and model, 108 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB CHI82FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA004) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811013066909A

## Narrative

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

PILOT HAD LOWERED GEAR THEN RETRACTED GEAR TO LOCATE AIRPORT THEN FORGOT TO LOWER GEAR FOR LANDING.

## 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 CHI82FA004](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI82FA004), Oct 13, 1981: Piper PA-60 (N7454S), Champaign, IL, substantial damage

## Other reports on N7454S (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19890402012459I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19890402012459I), Apr 2, 1989: Piper PA60601 (N7454S), Allentown, PA. Lost electrical power en route IFR. Diverted and landed safely.

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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