# NTSB DEN74FQA09: Ted Smith 601, N7464S, Las Vegas, NV, July 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 7, 1973
- Place: Las Vegas, NV · LAS VEGAS, NV
- Location: 36.1750° N, 115.1372° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Las Vegas, NV, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.1750&lon=-115.1372&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189319
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN74FQA09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN74FQA09

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7464S-2022-12-31), registration cancelled 2022-12-31, S/N 61003976 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TED SMITH 601
- Registry model: [Piper AEROSTAR 601](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-aerostar-601) (registry code 7106010) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Las Vegas

## 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 19730707020409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730707020409A), Jul 7, 1973: Piper 601SMITH, Las Vegas, NM, Substantial damage. Plt knew rwy lts & beacon inop. Lnd 200 ft east of rwy in tall grass & sand.

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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