# NTSB NYC70AN106: Ted Smith 600, N7405S, Bedford, PA, April 1, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 1, 1970
- Place: Bedford, PA · BEDFORD, PA
- Location: 40.0151° N, 78.5030° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bedford, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0151&lon=-78.5030&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135483
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70AN106
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70AN106

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0767   70/4/1    BEDFORD,PA          TED SMITH 600       CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1050                    N7405S              PX-  0  0  3  AIR TAXI-PASSG            27, 8050 TOTAL HOURS, 675
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BEDFORD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHURCHILL,MD                BEDFORD,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL
        REMARKS- LDG GR PISTON FAILED DUE TO PRE-EXISTING CRACKS.CRACKS MOST LIKELY FORMED DURG HEAT TREAT PROCESS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N7405S (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: TED SMITH 600
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Bedford

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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