# Accident 19830414023749A: Mtsbsi MU2B26, West Mifflin, PA, April 14, 1983

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 14, 1983, 21:17 local time
- Place: West Mifflin, PA
- Airport: Allegheny Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Level Off Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3608° N, 79.8990° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3608&lon=-79.8990&mi=10
- Aircraft: N79AC (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: MTSBSI MU2B26
- Reported engine: ARSRCH TPE3316251M
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 800 in this make and model, 90 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC83LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA096) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19830414023749A

## Narrative

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

LEFT PROP HIT RUNWAY ON HARD LANDING. PILOT BELIEVED FLAT TIRE. PULLED UP. RETRACTED GEAR AND LANDED GEAR UP.

## 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 NYC83LA096](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC83LA096), Apr 15, 1983: Mitsubishi MU-2B-26 (N79AC), West Mifflin, 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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