Ted Smith 601 N7434S
12 June 1971 · Lancaster, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 12 June 1971 at about 08:21 local time, a Ted Smith 601 registered N7434S was involved in an accident during the takeoff phase of flight near Lancaster, Texas, United States. 3 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 08:21
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Lancaster, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Lancaster
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Ted Smith 601
- Registration
- N7434S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Pleasure
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Route
- S → Bedford, Ind
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-0677
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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
TOOK OFF WITH PARKING BRAKE PARTIALLY ON. ABORTED TOO LATE, RAN INTO FENCE AND DITCH.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 31 Jul 1970 | Ted Smith 601 | Big Spring, Texas, United States | Mercury Aviati | Minor injuries | - |
| 31 Aug 1972 | Ted Smith 601 | Bennett, Colorado, United States | Economotors, In | Serious injuries | - |
| 30 Apr 1972 | Ted Smith 601 | Ft.lauderdale, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Jul 1973 | Ted Smith 601 | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1971 | M Mustang M-1 | Aurora, Colorado, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Jan 1971 | Cessna 172 | Creston, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 12 Jan 1971 | Piper PA-22 | Sarasota, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1971 | Cessna 172K | Bethany, Oklahoma, United States | Diamond Air, In | No injuries | - |
| 27 Mar 1971 | Taylorcraft DCO-65 | Portage, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 20 May 1971 | Flybaby 1A | Oxford, Connecticut, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |