- Date
- March 21, 1974
- Place
- West Mifflin, PA · WEST MIFFLIN, PA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8700YPiper PA-30
- Status
- Completed · report July 3, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740321008289A
- Case key
- 124811
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1379 74/3/21 WEST MIFFLIN,PA PIPER PA-30 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 50, 1594 TIME - 2100 N8700Y PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEGHENY CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CHARLOTTE,NC WEST MIFFLIN,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION WHEELS-UP LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO ASSURE THE GEAR WAS DOWN AND LOCKED REMARKS- LDG GR ACTUATOR TORN LOOSE.GR UP HORN SOUNDED DRG FLARE FOR LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8700Y
- Reported as
- Piper PA-30
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Allegheny Co
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.