# NTSB FTW73FPA21: Aerostar 600, N7401S, Garland, TX, January 16, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 16, 1973
- Place: Garland, TX · GARLAND, TX
- Location: 32.9126° N, 96.6389° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Garland, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.9126&lon=-96.6389&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 14, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169578
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW73FPA21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW73FPA21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0052  73/1/16    GARLAND,TEX         AEROSTAR 600        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2030                    N7401S              PX-  0  0  3  CORP/EXEC                 49, 6129 TOTAL HOURS, 553
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GARLAND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HAYS,KANS                   GARLAND,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- ACFT T/D ABT 120FT BEYOND THRESHOLD,RWY SLOPES UPWARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7401S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR 600
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Garland

## 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 19730116001299A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730116001299A), Jan 16, 1973: Piper 600SMITH, Garland, TX, Substantial damage. Acft t/d abt 120FT beyond threshold,rwy slopes upward.

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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