Ted Smith 601P N10HF

26 May 1978 · Bumpass, Virginia, United States · Fatal

Summary

On 26 May 1978 at about 21:48 local time, a Ted Smith 601P registered N10HF, operated by Optco, Inc., was involved in an accident during in flight near Bumpass, Virginia, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date: 26 May 1978 at 21:48
Classification: Accident
Location: Bumpass, Virginia, United States
Nearest airport: Rest-A-While
Coordinates: Not recorded
Aircraft: Ted Smith 601P
Registration: N10HF
Category: Fixed-Wing
Engines: 2
Operator: Optco, Inc.
Operating rule: Corporate/Executive
Purpose of flight: Business
Phase of flight: In Flight
Route: W.palm Beach, Fl → Cleveland, Oh
Aircraft damage: Substantial
Weather: VMC
Light: Night (Dark)
NTSB number: 3-2988

People

1 person died.

On board	Died	Serious	Minor	Uninjured
3	1	1	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

NIGHT 2 ENG FAIL, CRUISE DSCNT 13200FT.FUSE TANK EMPTY, LEFT 11, RT 18GALS.PLT RPTS NO LOW FUEL LIGHT

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

No coordinates. The source record does not contain a latitude and longitude, so this accident cannot be shown on the map. Everything else about it is on this page.

Source

NTSB record 3-2988, from the public aviation accident database.

Records from before 1982 are not in the NTSB's online investigation search. The full dataset can be downloaded from data.ntsb.gov/avdata.

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