- Date
- July 7, 1973
- Place
- Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N7464STed Smith 601
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730707020409A
- Case key
- 189319
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2239 73/7/7 LAS VEGAS,NEV TED SMITH 601 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1224 TIME - 0030 N7464S PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 371 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAS VEGAS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DALLAS,TEX LAS VEGAS,NEV TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - NOT ALIGNED WITH RUNWAY/INTENDED LANDING AREA FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PLT KNEW RWY LTS & BEACON INOP. LND 200 FT EAST OF RWY IN TALL GRASS & SAND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7464S
- Reported as
- Ted Smith 601
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Las Vegas
N7464SRegistration cancelled Dec 31, 2022 · Piper AEROSTAR 601Airframe modelPiper AEROSTAR 601Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.