# Accident 19940908026819A: Boeing 7373B7, Pittsburgh, PA, September 8, 1994

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 8, 1994, 19:03 local time
- Place: Pittsburgh, PA
- Airport: Greater Pittsburgh International
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: Air carrier (Part 121)
- Operator: USAA
- Location: 40.6104° N, 80.2506° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6104&lon=-80.2506&mi=10
- Aircraft: N513AU, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N513AU-2013-08-22) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Boeing 737-3B7 (registry code 138447F, https://openairdocs.org/model/boeing-737-3b7) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: CFM International CFM56 series (registry code 13802, https://openairdocs.org/engine/cfm-international-cfm56-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BOEING 7373B7
- Reported engine: CFMINT CFM563B2
- People aboard: 132
- Fatal injuries: 132
- Pilot flight hours: 12,381 total, 12,000 in this make and model
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB DCA94MA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA94MA076) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19940908026819A

## Narrative

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

ROLLED OVER ON APPROACH. NEAR VERTICAL IMPACT. SUSPECT HARD OVER RUDDER CONDITION BUT COULD NOT BE VERIFIED.

## 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 DCA94MA076](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DCA94MA076), Sep 8, 1994: Boeing B-737-300 (N513AU), Aliquippa, PA, destroyed, 132 fatal. Probable cause: A loss of control of the airplane resulting from the movement of the rudder surface to its blowdown limit. The rudder surface most likely deflected in a direction opposite to that commanded by the…

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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