# NTSB NYC79DA054: Ted Smith TS-600, N500TS, Atlantic City, NJ, July 11, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 11, 1979
- Place: Atlantic City, NJ · ATLANTIC CITY, NJ
- Location: 39.3773° N, 74.4511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Atlantic City, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3773&lon=-74.4511&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 18, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134174
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79DA054
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79DA054

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2629  79/7/11    ATLANTIC CITY,NJ    TED SMITH TS-600    CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1250                    N500TS              PX-  0  0  2  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      27, 2870 TOTAL HOURS, 26
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NAFEC
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTIC CITY,NJ            BALTIMORE,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           WHEELS-UP                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO EXTEND LANDING GEAR
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT CONCERNED WITH OTR COMPANY TFC.FLT RTND TO ACY BECAUSE OF BLOCKED AIRSPACE IN BAL AREA.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N500TS](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N500TS-1990-03-05), registration cancelled 1990-03-05, S/N 600500162 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: TED SMITH TS-600
- Registry model: [Smith AEROSTAR 600](https://openairdocs.org/model/smith-aerostar-600) (registry code 8360602) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Nafec

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Incident 19790711041649I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790711041649I), Jul 11, 1979: Piper 600SMITH, Pomona, NJ, Minor damage. Pilot preoccupied with traffic landed gear up.

## Other investigations on N500TS (1)

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.

- [NTSB ATL88FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL88FA052), Dec 4, 1987: Piper PA-60-600 (N500TS), Mansfield, OH, destroyed

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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