NYC77FGM34

NTSB accident investigation · Acrojet Spcl · Latrobe, PA · August 6, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 6, 1977
Place
Latrobe, PA · LATROBE, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N21APAcrojet Spcl
Status
Completed · report October 28, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770806023899A
Case key
146002

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3186   77/8/6    LATROBE,PA          ACROJET SPCL        CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 4700
        TIME - 1551                    N21AP               PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 69 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LATROBE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LATROBE,PA                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - RAN OFF END OF RUNWAY
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
        REMARKS- GUSTS 25 KNOTS.

Aircraft

Registration
N21AP
Reported as
Acrojet Spcl
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo jet
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Latrobe

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