- Date
- October 30, 1972
- Place
- West Mifflin, PA · WEST MIFFLIN, PA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N8494CAero Comdr 500
- Status
- Completed · report December 14, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168675
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0790 72/10/30 WEST MIFFLIN,PA AERO COMDR 500 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 900 TIME - 0830 N8494C PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 465 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEGHENY COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WEST MIFFLIN,PA WHEELING,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: TO TAKEOFF COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PLT OCCUPIED WITHIN COCKPIT ALLOWED ACFT TO VEER R AND DOWN STEEP EMBANKMENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8494C
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 500
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Allegheny County