Ted Smith 601 N555BU
27 April 1978 · Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported · Fatal
Summary
On 27 April 1978, a Ted Smith 601 registered N555BU was involved in an accident during unknown/not reported near Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported. One person was on board and one died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Ted Smith 601
- Registration
- N555BU
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Unknown/Not Reported
- Route
- Pompano Beach, Fl → Panama City, Fl
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2475
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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
ACFT DAMAGE & INJURY INDEX PRESUMED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Ted Smith 601 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 1978 | Ted Smith 601P | Bumpass, Virginia, United States | Optco, Inc. | Fatal | 1 |
| 24 Aug 1978 | Ted Smith 601P | Coolidge, Arizona, United States | Ammon & Assoc | No injuries | - |
| 19 Feb 1978 | Ted Smith 601P | Shearwater, Canada | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1977 | Ted Smith 601P | Meriden, Connecticut, United States | Whitten Corpor | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1976 | Ted Smith 601 | Framingham Ctr, Massachusetts, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 5 Aug 1976 | Ted Smith 601 | Eufaula, Alabama, United States | Aviation Chart | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft E18S | Unknown/Nr, Unknown/Not Reported | - | No injuries | - |
| 21 Sep 1978 | Douglas DC-3 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Argosy Airline | Fatal | 4 |
| 18 Jul 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 12 May 1978 | Piper PA-32 | Nassau, Unknown/Not Reported | Alpha Sierra, I | No injuries | - |
| 16 Jan 1978 | Cessna 150 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | Northen AVN LT | Fatal | 1 |
| 19 Nov 1978 | Lake LA-4 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 2 |