Ted Smith 600 N868Y
19 July 1978 · Jacksonville, Florida, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 19 July 1978 at about 00:50 local time, a Ted Smith 600 registered N868Y, operated by Custom Air LIM, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Jacksonville, Florida, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 died. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 00:50
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Jacksonville, Florida, United States
- Nearest airport
- Jacksonville Intl
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Ted Smith 600
- Registration
- N868Y
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Custom Air LIM
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Business
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- Bridgeport, Ct → S
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Night (Dark)
- NTSB number
- 3-2898
People
2 people died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2 | 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
FUEL VALVES IN X-FEED,16 GALS FUEL FOUND IN FUSELAGE TANK NOT AVAIL TO ENGS IN X-FEED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Ted Smith 600 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Sep 1978 | Ted Smith 600 | Morrisville, North Carolina, United States | Wheeler Airlin | Serious injuries | - |
| 4 Apr 1979 | Ted Smith 600 | Richmond, Virginia, United States | Wheeler Airlin | No injuries | - |
| 17 Aug 1976 | Ted Smith 600 | West Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Aug 1976 | Ted Smith 600 | Topeka, Kansas, United States | - | No 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 |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Apr 1978 | Cessna 150L | Hallandale, Mississippi, United States | Boardman Aviat | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Cessna 310Q | Destin, Florida, United States | Araguel Sander | No injuries | - |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Beechcraft S-35 | Audubon, Iowa, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 29 May 1978 | Piper PA-23 | Longdale, Oklahoma, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 11 Aug 1978 | Bell 47G4A | New Rochelle, New York, United States | Island Helicop | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Piper PA-31 | Arlington, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 9 |