# Accident 19811126076399A: Smith 601PSMITH, El Dorado, AR, November 26, 1981

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: November 26, 1981, 16:15 local time
- Place: El Dorado, AR
- Airport: El Dorado
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: To Aborted (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.2190° N, 92.6641° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of El Dorado, AR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.2190&lon=-92.6641&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8098J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: SMITH 601PSMITH
- Reported engine: LYC IO540S1A5
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 3,100 total, 615 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW82FPG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPG05) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811126076399A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 FTW82FPG05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW82FPG05), Nov 26, 1981: Piper PA-60 (N8098J), El Dorado, AR, 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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