19740321008289A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA30 · West Mifflin, PA · March 21, 1974

Date
March 21, 1974
Place
West Mifflin, PA
Airport
Allegheny Co
Phase of flight
In Traffic Pattern-Circling
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N8700Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC74FGM22
Reported as
Piper PA30
People aboard
2
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
1,594 total180 in this make and model28 in the last 90 days

From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Ldg gr actuator torn loose. Gr up horn sounded drg flare for ldg.

As the FAA filed it

LDG GR ACTUATOR TORN LOOSE.GR UP HORN SOUNDED DRG FLARE FOR LDG.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.