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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA22 · Monroeville, PA · April 7, 1979

Date
April 7, 1979 · 13:45 local
Place
Monroeville, PA
Airport
Pittsburgh-Monroe
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N5720D
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79FGM22
Reported as
Piper PA22
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
1
Pilot’s flight hours
127 total53 in this make and model14 in the last 90 days

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What happened

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

Pilot misused elevator trim on final approach. Lost control. Made hard landing 300FT short of runway. Hit embankment.

As the FAA filed it

PILOT MISUSED ELEVATOR TRIM ON FINAL APPROACH.LOST CONTROL.MADE HARD LANDING 300FT SHORT OF RUNWAY. HIT EMBANKMENT.

NTSB investigation

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