- Date
- July 31, 1970
- Place
- Big Spring, TX · BIG SPRING, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N7453STed Smith 601
- Status
- Completed · report June 17, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 191838
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3510 70/7/31 BIG SPRING,TEX TED SMITH 601 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 51, 6000 TIME - 1300 N7453S PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 25 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WEBB AFB DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREENVILLE,TEX MIDLAND,TEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL WHEELS-UP EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE REMARKS- R WHEEL CAME OFF DRG TKOF.WALLOWED OUT SUF TO ALLOW WHEEL TO PASS OVR RET NUT.LNDD ON FOAMED RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7453S
- Reported as
- Ted Smith 601
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Webb Afb