- Date
- September 18, 1978
- Place
- Morrisville, NC · MORRISVILLE, NC
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N7547STed Smith 600
- Status
- Completed · report February 5, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780918041519A
- Case key
- 139412
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3907 78/9/18 MORRISVILLE,NC TED SMITH 600 CR- 0 1 0 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0138 N7547S PX- 0 1 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO 26, 4358 TOTAL HOURS, 907 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RALEIGH-DURHAM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MORRISVILLE,NC CHARLOTTE,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER EMERGENCY PROCEDURES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- PWR LOSS,R YAW 80MPH,CONT TKOF.R ENG SW ON R MAG.R MAG COIL WEDGES LOOSE.SIX R ENG PLUGS UNSAT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7547S
- Reported as
- Ted Smith 600
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Raleigh-Durham
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Other investigations on N7547S · 1
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