40.3544° N, 79.9290° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at ALLEGHENY COUNTY (AGC), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
June 24, 1979 · 22:30 local
Place
West Mifflin, PA
Airport
Allegheny
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N99234
Reported as
Junker JU52
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,500 total50 in this make and model0 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.
Engine lost power on approach, quit after landing. #5 cylinder had separated from the case.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE LOST POWER ON APPROACH, QUIT AFTER LANDING. #5 CYLINDER HAD SEPARATED FROM THE CASE.