# Accident 19740923036809A: Cessna 140, Monroeville, PA, September 23, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 23, 1974
- Place: Monroeville, PA
- Airport: Monroeville
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.4263° N, 79.7614° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Monroeville, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4263&lon=-79.7614&mi=10
- Aircraft: N2770N (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 140
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 391 total, 49 in this make and model, 82 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC75FGM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740923036809A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

PLT EST ALT ABV GLIDE PATH,EXECUTED 360 TURN TO LOSE ALT.AT 270 PSN,DTRMND UNABLE TO MAKE ARPT.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB NYC75FGM12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75FGM12), Sep 23, 1974: Cessna 140 (N2770N), Monroeville, PA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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