# Accident 19820418013679A: Frchld PT19, Butler, PA, April 18, 1982

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 18, 1982, 18:30 local time
- Place: Butler, PA
- Airport: Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.8592° N, 79.8905° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8592&lon=-79.8905&mi=10
- Aircraft: N49942, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N49942-2012-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Fairchild PT-19 (registry code 3371606, https://openairdocs.org/model/fairchild-pt-19) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: FRCHLD PT19
- Reported engine: FCD 6440C2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 6,857 total, 103 in this make and model, 21 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC82DA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA073) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19820418013679A

## Narrative

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

AIRCRAFT WAS STALLED TOO HIGH DURING FLARE FOR LANDING CAUSING DAMAGE WHEN GEAR HIT RUNWAY.

## 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 NYC82DA073](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC82DA073), Apr 18, 1982: Fairchild PT-19 (N49942), Butler, 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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