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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Howard DGA-15P · Belle Vernon, PA · April 12, 2017

Date: April 12, 2017 · 14:30 local
Place: Belle Vernon, PA
Airport: Rostraver
Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N4476N
NTSB investigation: NTSBERA17FA153
Reported as: Howard DGA-15P
Reported engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 1
Other injuries: 0
Pilot’s certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot

N4476NRegistration cancelled Jul 10, 2017 · Howard DGA-15PS/N 710 Airframe modelHoward DGA-15P Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Airman lost control of aircraft while landing, applied full engine power, departed runway at 90 degrees to runway and very steep bank angle, leading to a stall into a deep ravine. The aircraft impacted the ground vertically, nose down, rupturing fuel tanks and caught fire immediately, destroying the entire aircraft.

As the FAA filed it

AIRMAN LOST CONTROL OF AIRCRAFT WHILE LANDING, APPLIED FULL ENGINE POWER, DEPARTED RUNWAY AT 90 DEGREES TO RUNWAY AND VERY STEEP BANK ANGLE, LEADING TO A STALL INTO A DEEP RAVINE. THE AIRCRAFT IMPACTED THE GROUND VERTICALLY, NOSE DOWN, RUPTURING FUEL TANKS AND CAUGHT FIRE IMMEDIATELY, DESTROYING THE ENTIRE AIRCRAFT.

NTSB investigation

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

NTSB ERA17FA153Accident · 1 fatalField investigationFinal reportMonongahela, PAThe pilot's failure to maintain airplane control during an attempted go-around in gusting crosswind conditions, which resulted in an exceedance of the airplane's critical angle of attack and a subsequent aerodynamic stall.Apr 12, 2017 · Destroyed

Other reports on N4476N · 2

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

Incident 19960805033569IForced/Precautionary Landing · OHNarrative: on take off pilot reported loss of power just after rotation. Pilot stated he switched tanks, power returned. This was, however, too late to avoid impact with power lines. Aircraft broke through powerlines and returned for landing without further…Aug 5, 1996 · Minor damage Incident 19920703023549IRoll-Out (Fixed Wing) · Middletown, OHPilot lost directional control of aircraft on a crosswind landing. Left gear collapsed.Jul 3, 1992 · Minor damage