19761220040649A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 340A · Belle Vernon, PA · December 20, 1976

Date
December 20, 1976
Place
Belle Vernon, PA
Airport
Rostraver
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N1388G
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC77FGM07
Reported as
Cessna 340A
People aboard
4
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
673 total108 in this make and model103 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.

Acft encountered moderate to heavy icing enroute. Wind gusting 18 KTS. Structural dmg.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT ENCOUNTERED MODERATE TO HEAVY ICING ENROUTE. WIND GUSTING 18 KTS. STRUCTURAL DMG.

NTSB investigation

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