- Date
- December 10, 1971
- Place
- West Mifflin, PA · WEST MIFFLIN, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2853QCessna 172L
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164489
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3320 71/12/10 WEST MIFFLIN,PA CESSNA 172L CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1202 N2853Q PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 27, 1240 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 154 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEGHENY COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BRIDGEVILLE,PA RETURN WEST MIFFLIN,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OBSTRUCTED PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- CARB VENTURI PARTIALLY BLOCKED BY BIG PAINT FLAKE. RAN OFF RWY END,DOWN BANK AND HIT TRAILER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2853Q
- Reported as
- Cessna 172L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Allegheny County
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