# Accident 20170412006499A: Howard Aircraft DGA-15P, Belle Vernon, PA, April 12, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 12, 2017, 14:30 local time
- Place: Belle Vernon, PA
- Airport: Rostraver
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Landing: Touchdown
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 40.2086° N, 79.8311° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2086&lon=-79.8311&mi=10
- Aircraft: N4476N, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4476N-2017-07-10) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Howard DGA-15P (registry code 4690506, https://openairdocs.org/model/howard-dga-15p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney R-985 series (registry code 52008, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-r-985-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: HOWARD AIRCRAFT DGA-15P
- Reported engine: P&W R-985 SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 1
- Other injuries: 0
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ERA17FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA153) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170412006499A

## Narrative

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

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.

## 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 ERA17FA153](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ERA17FA153), Apr 12, 2017: Howard DGA 15P (N4476N), Monongahela, PA, destroyed, 1 fatal. Probable cause: The 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…

## Other reports on N4476N (2)

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

- [Incident 19960805033569I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960805033569I), Aug 5, 1996: Howard DGA15P (N4476N), OH, Minor damage. Narrative: 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…
- [Incident 19920703023549I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920703023549I), Jul 3, 1992: Howard DGA15P (N4476N), Middletown, OH, Minor damage. Pilot lost directional control of aircraft on a crosswind landing. Left gear collapsed.

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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