# Accident 19790407007369A: Piper PA22, Monroeville, PA, April 7, 1979

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 7, 1979, 13:45 local time
- Place: Monroeville, PA
- Airport: Pittsburgh-Monroe
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- 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: N5720D, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5720D-2013-04-23) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-22-150 (registry code 7102210, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-22-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA22
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Pilot flight hours: 127 total, 53 in this make and model, 14 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC79FGM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM22) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790407007369A

## Narrative

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

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

## 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 NYC79FGM22](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FGM22), Apr 7, 1979: Piper PA-22 (N5720D), Monroeville, PA, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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