# NTSB FTW77FPA28: Aerostar 601, N7433S, Dallas, TX, September 9, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 9, 1977
- Place: Dallas, TX · DALLAS, TX
- Location: 32.7831° N, 96.8067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dallas, TX, within about 10 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7831&lon=-96.8067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 6 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 4, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158644
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW77FPA28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW77FPA28

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2884   77/9/9    DALLAS,TX           AEROSTAR 601        CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1815                    N7433S              PX-  0  0  5  AIR TAXI-PASSG            37, 3201 TOTAL HOURS, 94
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DALLAS FT WORTH R
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DALLAS,TX                   ENID,OK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH TAXIWAY MARKER SIGN
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7433S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: AEROSTAR 601
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Dallas Ft Worth R

## 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 19770909030769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770909030769A), Sep 9, 1977: Piper 601SMITH, Dallas, TX, Substantial damage. Collided with taxiway marker sign

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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