NYC71AN105

NTSB accident investigation · Piper PA-23 · Coraopolis, PA · April 21, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 21, 1971
Place
Coraopolis, PA · CORAOPOLIS, PA
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N8017JPiper PA-23
Status
Completed · report July 25, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
160730

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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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3-4254  71/4/21    CORAOPOLIS,PA       PIPER PA-23         CR-  0  0  1  COMMERCIAL                ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 0500                    N8017J              PX-  0  0  1  COMMUTER AIR CARRIER      31, 5700 TOTAL HOURS, 635
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0  AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D        IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER PITT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CORAOPOLIS,PA               CUMBERLAND,MD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR RETRACTED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- NS GR RTRCTD ON TKOF.GR CKD OK.

Aircraft

Registration
N8017J
Reported as
Piper PA-23
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Greater Pitt

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