# NTSB FTW71FPA35: Ted Smith 601, N7434S, Lancaster, TX, June 12, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1971
- Place: Lancaster, TX · LANCASTER, TX
- Location: 32.5921° N, 96.7561° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lancaster, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.5921&lon=-96.7561&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 7, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161090
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71FPA35
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71FPA35

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0677  71/6/12    LANCASTER,TEX       TED SMITH 601       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 508
        TIME - 0821                    N7434S              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LANCASTER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LANCASTER,TEX               BEDFORD,IND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   TAKEOFF: ABORTED
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- TOOK OFF WITH PARKING BRAKE PARTIALLY ON. ABORTED TOO LATE,RAN INTO FENCE AND DITCH.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7434S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: TED SMITH 601
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lancaster

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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