# NTSB MIA72FKT74: Ted Smith 601, N7418S, Ft.Lauderdale, FL, April 30, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 30, 1972
- Place: Ft.Lauderdale, FL · FT.LAUDERDALE, FL
- Location: 26.1223° N, 80.1434° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fort Lauderdale, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.1223&lon=-80.1434&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 9, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166836
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72FKT74
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72FKT74

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: TED SMITH 601
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Fort Lauderdale

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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