# Accident 19770817035719A: Beech G18S, Pittsburgh, PA, August 17, 1977

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1977
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Great Pittsburgh
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Location: 40.4406° N, 79.9959° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsburgh, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4406&lon=-79.9959&mi=10
- Aircraft: N75FA, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N75FA-2017-02-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech G18S (registry code 1151010, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-g18s) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH G18S
- Reported engine: PWA
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,439 total, 527 in this make and model, 0 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC77FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA082) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770817035719A

## Narrative

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

RIGHT ENG NOT FEATHERED.TURNED ACFT TOWARD DEAD ENG WHILE RETURNING TO AIRPORT.

## 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 NYC77FA082](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FA082), Aug 17, 1977: Beech G18S (N75FA), Pittsburgh, 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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