- Date
- May 14, 1977
- Place
- Waynesburg, PA · WAYNESBURG, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N39FSmith Mini
- Status
- Completed · report July 18, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770514011689A
- Case key
- 158164
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1178 77/5/14 WAYNESBURG,PA SMITH MINI CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 179 TIME - 1900 N39F PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WAYNESBURG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BELLE VERNON,PA WAYNESBURG,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39F
- Reported as
- Smith Mini
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Waynesburg
N39FRegistration cancelled Oct 29, 2013 · Smith SMITH MINIPLANEAirframe modelSmith SMITH MINIPLANEEngine modelLycoming 0-290 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N39F · 1
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