# NTSB MKC76FCG95: Ted Smith 600, N7512S, Topeka, KS, August 13, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1976
- Place: Topeka, KS · TOPEKA, KS
- Location: 39.0483° N, 95.6780° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Topeka, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.0483&lon=-95.6780&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 14, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 154942
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC76FCG95
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC76FCG95

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2146  76/8/13    TOPEKA,KS           TED SMITH 600       CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 1000
        TIME - 1620                    N7512S              PX-  0  0  3  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PHILLIP BILLARD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TERRE HAUTE,IN              TOPEKA,KS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: HYDRAULIC PUMPS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDRAULIC FAILURE
        REMARKS- MECH THOUGHT PUMP LEAKED INTERNALLY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N7512S](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7512S-2013-05-08), registration cancelled 2013-05-08, S/N 600144064, built 1973 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TED SMITH 600
- Registry model: [Smith AEROSTAR 600](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (registry code 8360602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming TI0-540 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-ti0-540-series) (registry code 41533, turbo-prop) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Phillip Billard

## 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 19760813024769A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760813024769A), Aug 13, 1976: Piper 600SMITH, Topeka, KS, Substantial damage. Mech thought pump leaked internally.

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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