Ted Smith 600 N7405S
1 April 1970 · Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 April 1970 at about 10:50 local time, a Ted Smith 600 registered N7405S, operated by Aerotwin Chart, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States. 4 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 10:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Bedford, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Bedford
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Ted Smith 600
- Registration
- N7405S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Aerotwin Chart
- Operating rule
- Air Taxi Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Air Taxi-Passenger Operations
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Churchill, Md → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0767
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
LDG GR PISTON FAILED DUE TO PRE-EXISTING CRACKS.CRACKS MOST LIKELY FORMED DURG HEAT TREAT PROCESS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Ted Smith 600 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Jun 1969 | Ted Smith 600 | Amarillo, Texas, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Nov 1971 | Ted Smith 600 | Hilton Head Is, South Carolina, United States | Air CAB, Inc. | No injuries | - |
| 4 Dec 1971 | Ted Smith 600 | Victoria, Texas, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 7 Mar 1975 | Ted Smith 600 | Detroit, Michigan, United States | Midwest Air C* | No injuries | - |
| 28 Oct 1975 | Ted Smith 600 | Bunnell, Florida, United States | Klorer-Willhar | Fatal | 2 |
| 13 Jun 1975 | Ted Smith 600 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States | Balbo Air Inc | No 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 |