# NTSB NYC69A0085: Beech D18S, N2279, Coraopolis, PA, March 6, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 6, 1969
- Place: Coraopolis, PA · CORAOPOLIS, PA
- Location: 40.5146° N, 80.1618° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coraopolis, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.5146&lon=-80.1618&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 29, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184665
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC69A0085
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC69A0085

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2279-1970-06-01), registration cancelled 1970-06-01, S/N A-266 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: BEECH D18S
- Registry model: [Beech D18S](https://openairdocs.org/model/beech-d18s) (registry code 1151004) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Greater Pittsburg

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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