MIA72FKT74

NTSB accident investigation · Ted Smith 601 · Ft.Lauderdale, FL · April 30, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 30, 1972
Place
Ft.Lauderdale, FL · FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
Injuries
4 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N7418STed Smith 601
Status
Completed · report April 9, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166836

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3981  72/4/30    FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA   TED SMITH 601       CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 32,
        TIME - 1300                    N7418S              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FORT LAUDERDALE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FT.LAUDERDALE,FLA           WHITE PLAINS,NY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           COPILOT - INADVERTENTLY RETRACTED GEAR
        REMARKS- NOSE GR RETRACTED.

Aircraft

Registration
N7418S
Reported as
Ted Smith 601
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Fort Lauderdale