- Date
- September 15, 1969
- Place
- Santa Fe, NM · SANTA FE, NM
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7442STed Smith 601
- Status
- Completed · report December 8, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158060
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2539 69/9/15 SANTA FE,N MEX TED SMITH 601 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 59, 860 TIME - 0915 N7442S PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA FE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA FE,N MEX DALLAS,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ABORT TAKEOFF WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, IN PERSON WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 67 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 340 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR VFR FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- T/O MADE WITH MIXTURE CONTROLS SET TOO LEAN. DENSITY ALT ABOUT 8200 FT. INSUFFICIENT RWY FOR T/O.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7442S
- Reported as
- Ted Smith 601
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Santa Fe
N7442SRegistration cancelled Nov 24, 1971 · Ted Smith AEROSTAR 601Airframe modelTed Smith AEROSTAR 601
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