- Date
- March 6, 1969
- Place
- Coraopolis, PA · CORAOPOLIS, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2279Beech D18S
- Status
- Completed · report July 29, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184665
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1674 69/3/6 CORAOPOLIS,PA BEECH D18S CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 39, 4740 TIME - 2225 N2279 PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER PITTSBURG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - JAMMED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- MAIL FLT.THROTTLE OF L ENG WOULD NOT FULLY CLOSE DUE TO WORN OPERATING LINKAGE FROM CARBURETOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2279
- Reported as
- Beech D18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Greater Pittsburg
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