19791009043719A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Piper PA-31 · Uniontown, PA · October 9, 1979

Date
October 9, 1979 · 17:45 local
Place
Uniontown, PA
Airport
Connellsville
Phase of flight
Final Approach-IFR
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N9277Y
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC80FA005
Reported as
Piper PA31
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
4,338 total0 in this make and model0 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.

Indicates pilot received erroneous NDB indication due to facility defect. Hit mountain on outbound. Airplane too low

As the FAA filed it

INDICATES PILOT RECEIVED ERRONEOUS NDB INDICATION DUE TO FACILITY DEFECT. HIT MOUNTAIN ON OUTBOUND.AIRPLANE TOO LOW

NTSB investigation

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