# NTSB NYC74FGM30: Navion D, N96Q, West Mifflin, PA, May 15, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 15, 1974
- Place: West Mifflin, PA · WEST MIFFLIN, PA
- Location: 40.3574° N, 79.9056° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Mifflin, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3574&lon=-79.9056&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 19, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 124779
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC74FGM30
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC74FGM30

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1464  74/5/15    WEST MIFFLIN,PA     NAVION D            CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 2130                    N96Q                PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  37, 9700 TOTAL HOURS, 600
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEGHENY COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WEST MIFFLIN,PA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- RIGHT WHEEL INBOARD FLANGE SEPARATED INFLIGHT,VIBRATION ON LDG,GO-AROUND.NEXT LDG HARD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N96Q](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N96Q-2013-05-23), registration cancelled 2013-05-23, S/N NAV-4-328D, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAVION D
- Registry model: [Navion NAVION D](https://openairdocs.org/model/navion-navion-d) (registry code 6150114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental O-470 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-o-470-series) (registry code 17026, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Allegheny County

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19740515016579A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740515016579A), May 15, 1974: Navion NAVIOND, West Mifflin, PA, Substantial damage. Right wheel inboard flange separated inflight,vibration on ldg,go-around. Next ldg hard.

## Other investigations on N96Q (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ATL96FA018](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL96FA018), Dec 5, 1995: Navion D (N96Q), Canton, GA, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The pilot's impairment of judgement and performance due to drugs which led to his overconfidence of personal ability and continued flight into known adverse weather conditions. The weather conditions…

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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