- Date
- April 18, 1977
- Place
- West Mifflin, PA · WEST MIFFLIN, PA
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N485CMeyers 200A
- Status
- Completed · report June 15, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770418008719A
- Case key
- 158025
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0913 77/4/18 WEST MIFFLIN,PA MEYERS 200A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 278 TIME - 2000 N485C PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 122 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEGHENY COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONONGAHELA,PA WEST MIFFLIN,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF REMARKS- STRUCK RWY LIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N485C
- Reported as
- Meyers 200A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Allegheny County
N485CRegistered now · Meyers Industries 200AAirframe modelMeyers Industries 200AEngine modelContinental I0-470 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.