# NTSB NYC76FGM28: Cougar SBS, N26010, Uniontown, PA, March 15, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 15, 1976
- Place: Uniontown, PA · UNIONTOWN, PA
- Location: 39.8993° N, 79.7245° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Uniontown, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.8993&lon=-79.7245&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 2, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153751
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FGM28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FGM28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1417  76/3/15    UNIONTOWN,PA        COUGAR SBS          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 55 TOTAL
        TIME - 1245                    N26010              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CONNELLSVILLE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          UNIONTOWN,PA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  LATERAL CONTROL PROBLEM
        REMARKS- UNIDENTIFIED CONTROL PROBLEM.LVLD OFF ABT 8 FT ABV GND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N26010](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N26010-2013-04-29), registration cancelled 2013-04-29, S/N 01-A, built 1975 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: COUGAR SBS
- Registry model: [Rogers COUGAR SBS](https://openairdocs.org/model/rogers-cougar-sbs) (registry code 05630EV) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-290 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-290-series) (registry code 41506, 4 cycle) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Connellsville

## 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 19760315004999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760315004999A), Mar 15, 1976: Amtr 05630EV, Uniontown, PA, Substantial damage. Unidentified control problem. Lvld off abt 8 ft abv gnd.

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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