# NTSB IAD76FIA06: Smith Mini, N10G, Lexington Park, MD, March 4, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 4, 1976
- Place: Lexington Park, MD · LEXINGTON PARK, MD
- Location: 38.2494° N, 76.4435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lexington Park, MD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.2494&lon=-76.4435&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 22, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152600
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FIA06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FIA06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0096   76/3/4    LEXINGTON PARK,MD   SMITH MINI          CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 1026
        TIME - 1615                    N10G                PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 21 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARK HALL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEXINGTON PARK,MD           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INITIATED FLIGHT IN ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - FOG
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED                                      1000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1/4 MILE OR LESS                                         NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          FOG                                                       49
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          130                                                       4
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- VIS EST 1/16 MI IN FOG BANK APCHG ARPT.ACFT OBSVD ENTR FOG BANK,TURN,BFR HI RATE OF DSCNT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N10G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N10G-1976-03-26), registration cancelled 1976-03-26, S/N G-1234 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SMITH MINI
- Registry model: [Smith Miniplane HG](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-miniplane-hg) (registry code 835011K) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Park Hall

## 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 19760304002619A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760304002619A), Mar 4, 1976: Amtr 835011K, Lexington Park, MD, Destroyed. Vis EST 1/16 mi in fog bank apchg arpt. Acft obsvd entr fog bank,turn,bfr hi rate of dscnt.

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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