19811126076399A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Smith 601PSMITH · El Dorado, AR · November 26, 1981

Date
November 26, 1981 · 16:15 local
Place
El Dorado, AR
Airport
El Dorado
Phase of flight
To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8098J
NTSB investigation
NTSBFTW82FPG05
Reported as
Smith 601PSMITH
Reported engine
Lycoming IO540S1A5
People aboard
3
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
3,100 total615 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Aborted takeoff due to low airspeed indication. Ran off end of runway into a tree stump. Clogged pitot tube.

As the FAA filed it

ABORTED TAKEOFF DUE TO LOW AIRSPEED INDICATION. RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY INTO A TREE STUMP. CLOGGED PITOT TUBE.

NTSB investigation

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