Ted Smith 601 N7461S
26 May 1976 · Plains, Texas, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 26 May 1976 at about 11:00 local time, a Ted Smith 601 registered N7461S, operated by Telephone Serv, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Plains, Texas, United States. 5 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 11:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Plains, Texas, United States
- Nearest airport
- Yokum County
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Ted Smith 601
- Registration
- N7461S
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Telephone Serv
- Operating rule
- Corporate/Executive
- Purpose of flight
- Corporate/Executive
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Grandview, Tx → S
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1207
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
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
RAN INTO DITCH & FENCE. GUSTING TO 15K.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Ted Smith 601 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | - |
| 31 Dec 1976 | Ted Smith 601 | Dunkirk, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Feb 1977 | Ted Smith 601P | Meriden, Connecticut, United States | Whitten Corpor | No injuries | - |
| 2 Jul 1975 | Ted Smith 601P | Collegeville, Pennsylvania, United States | Anchor-Darling | Minor injuries | - |
| 27 Apr 1978 | Ted Smith 601 | Missing Aircraft, Unknown/Not Reported | - | Fatal | 1 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1976 | Cessna 150 | Coyanosa, Texas, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
| 29 Jan 1976 | Beechcraft E18S | Manahawkin, New Jersey, United States | Thramway Inc | Minor injuries | - |
| 14 Mar 1976 | Schweizer SGS233 | Elmira, New York, United States | Ithaca Flyingc | Minor injuries | - |
| 25 Apr 1976 | Piper PA-22 | Burns, Oregon, United States | Klamath Aircra | No injuries | - |
| 18 Mar 1976 | Douglas DC-3A | Dallas, Texas, United States | Tricon Airline | No injuries | - |
| 5 Jun 1976 | Bellanca 8KCAB | Boulder, Colorado, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |