# NTSB NYC66A0087: Fairchild F-27J, N2709J, Gr.Pttsbrg Apt, PA, February 10, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 10, 1966
- Place: Gr.Pttsbrg Apt, PA · GR.PTTSBRG APT, PA
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 15 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 22, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174021
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC66A0087
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66A0087

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0005  66/2/10    GR.PTTSBRG APT PA   FAIRCHILD F-27J     CR-  0  0  4  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1005                    N2709J              PX-  0  0 11                            49, 11500 TOTAL HOURS, 14
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GR.PITTSBURGH
        OPERATOR - U.S. AIR
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- ROCKER ARM ASSY,PN 423083-11,MISALIGNED WITH CENTERING SLOT ON SLIDE SHAFT,PN 27-423006-3.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N2709J (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: FAIRCHILD F-27J
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo prop
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Gr.Pittsburgh

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.

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