# NTSB MKC76FCA14: Ted Smith 610P, N10HJ, Chesterfield, MO, November 14, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1975
- Place: Chesterfield, MO · CHESTERFIELD, MO
- Location: 38.6631° N, 90.5771° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chesterfield, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6631&lon=-90.5771&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 20, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 151667
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCA14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCA14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3777  75/11/14   CHESTERFIELD,MO     TED SMITH 610P      CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1100                    N10HJ               PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  60, 2100 TOTAL HOURS, 100
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SPIRIT ST LOUIS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DECATUR,IL                  CHESTERFIELD,MO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- WHILE MANEUVERING IN RAMP AREA ACFT RAN OFF TAXIWAY INTO SOFT SOD-NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N10HJ (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: TED SMITH 610P
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Spirit St Louis

## 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 19751114038789A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19751114038789A), Nov 14, 1975: Smith 601PSMITH, Chesterfield, MO, Substantial damage. While maneuvering in ramp area acft ran off taxiway into soft sod-nose gear collapsed.

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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