- Date
- August 5, 1976
- Place
- Eufaula, AL · EUFAULA, AL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N27HATed Smith 601
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760805023749A
- Case key
- 155316
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2691 76/8/5 EUFAULA,AL TED SMITH 601 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 1916 TIME - 1055 N27HA PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 58 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WEEDON FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EUFAULA,AL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- BRAKE FAILURE DURING LDG ROLL.PN920024-509 FAILED AT FITTING TO WHEEL BRAKE CYL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N27HA
- Reported as
- Ted Smith 601
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Weedon Field
N27HARegistration cancelled Aug 8, 2013 · Smith AEROSTAR 601Airframe modelSmith AEROSTAR 601Engine modelLycoming TI0-540 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.