Ted Smith 601 N7453S
31 July 1970 · Big Spring, Texas, United States · Minor injuries
Summary
On 31 July 1970 at about 13:00 local time, a Ted Smith 601 registered N7453S, operated by Mercury Aviati, was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Big Spring, Texas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 13:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Big Spring, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Webb Afb
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Ted Smith 601
- Registration
- N7453S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Mercury Aviati
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- Greenville, Tex → Midland, Tex
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3510
People
1 person had minor injuries.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
R WHEEL CAME OFF DRG TKOF.WALLOWED OUT SUF TO ALLOW WHEEL TO PASS OVR RET NUT.LNDD ON FOAMED RWY.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Ted Smith 601 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Jul 1971 | Ted Smith 601 | Woodruff, Wisconsin, United States | Minnesota Rubb | Fatal | 2 |
| 2 Nov 1971 | Ted Smith 601 | Cleveland, Ohio, United States | Midwest Air CH | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jun 1971 | Ted Smith 601 | Lancaster, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 15 Sep 1969 | Ted Smith 601 | Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 24 Jun 1969 | Ted Smith 601 | Englewood, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1972 | Ted Smith 601 | Bennett, Colorado, United States | Economotors, In | Serious injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |