- Date
- August 17, 1977
- Place
- Pittsburgh, PA · PITTSBURGH, PA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N75FABeech G18S
- Status
- Completed · report December 2, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770817035719A
- Case key
- 146052
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3318 77/8/17 PITTSBURGH,PA BEECH G18S CR- 0 2 0 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 1439 TIME - 0541 N75FA PX- 0 0 0 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER TOTAL HOURS, 527 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO S-D INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREAT PITTSBURGH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PITTSBURGH,PA CLEVELAND,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- RIGHT ENG NOT FEATHERED.TURNED ACFT TOWARD DEAD ENG WHILE RETURNING TO AIRPORT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N75FA
- Reported as
- Beech G18S
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Great Pittsburgh
N75FARegistration cancelled Feb 4, 2017 · Beech G18SAirframe modelBeech G18SEngine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 series
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