# NTSB CHI78FEC32: Smyth Swdr, N3473V, Flint, MI, May 21, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1978
- Place: Flint, MI · FLINT, MI
- Location: 43.0125° N, 83.6875° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Flint, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0125&lon=-83.6875&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 20, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142069
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI78FEC32
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI78FEC32

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1961  78/5/21  NR.FLINT,MI           SMYTH SWDR          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 150
        TIME - 1158                    N3473V              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLINT BISHOP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         FLINT,MI                     LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3473V](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3473V-1979-04-10), registration cancelled 1979-04-10, S/N 212268, built 1978 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SMYTH SWDR
- Registry model: [Voto SMYTH SIDEWINDER](https://openairdocs.org/model/voto-smyth-sidewinder) (registry code 0562890) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Flint Bishop

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19780521022979A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780521022979A), May 21, 1978: Amtr 0562890, Flint, MI, Substantial damage

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.

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