# Accident 19840317005789A: Beech 76, West Mifflin, PA, March 17, 1984

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: March 17, 1984, 13:32 local time
- Place: West Mifflin, PA
- Airport: Allegheny Co
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Touch And Go Landing
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.3590° N, 79.9004° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3590&lon=-79.9004&mi=10
- Aircraft: N6697L, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N6697L-2014-11-25) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Beech 76 (registry code 1153005, https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-76) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming O&VO-360 series (registry code 41514, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-o-vo-360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH 76
- Reported engine: LYC O360A1G
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,327 total, 242 in this make and model, 40 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB NYC84LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA112) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19840317005789A

## Narrative

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

PILOTS LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT DURING TOUCH AND GO WHEN STUDENT FORGOT THE FLAPS AND INSTRUCTOR TRIED TO CORRECT.

## 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 NYC84LA112](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC84LA112), Mar 17, 1984: Beech 76 (N6697L), Pittsburgh, PA, substantial damage

## Other reports on N6697L (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 20120310005289A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20120310005289A), Mar 10, 2012: Beech 76 (N6697L), Rio Linda, CA, Destroyed. On 03/10/2012 at 1930 PST a Beech duchess experienced a left engine failure followed by a right engine failure while enroute from visalia to mcclellan. The…
- [Incident 19880729049659I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880729049659I), Jul 29, 1988: Beech 76 (N6697L), Atlanta, GA, Minor damage. Pilot was seen striking 3 parked aircraft while taxiing for takeoff. Admitted hitting at least one.

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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