NYC69F0403

NTSB accident investigation · Beech T-34 · Coraopolis, PA · April 13, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 13, 1969
Place
Coraopolis, PA · CORAOPOLIS, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N7722BBeech T-34
Status
Completed · report June 10, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
187420

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0869  69/4/13    CORAOPOLIS,PA       BEECH T-34          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 5260
        TIME - 1142                    N7722B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 820 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRTR PITTSBURGH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: NORMAL RETRACTION/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: EMERGENCY/EXTENSION ASSEMBLY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BENT
        REMARKS- R MAIN GR ACTUATOR ROD FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N7722B
Reported as
Beech T-34
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Grtr Pittsburgh