# NTSB NYC77FGM45: Miniplane DS, N4671T, Ebensburg, PA, September 18, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 18, 1977
- Place: Ebensburg, PA · EBENSBURG, PA
- Location: 40.4881° N, 78.7265° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ebensburg, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.4881&lon=-78.7265&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report November 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145179
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FGM45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2936  77/9/18    EBENSBURG,PA        MINIPLANE DS        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 150
        TIME - 1845                    N4671T              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EBENSBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          EBENSBURG,PA                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- FIRST FLT,OBSVD NOSE HI FM TKOF TO TREE STRIKE ADJ TO RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N4671T](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N4671T-2011-10-05), registration cancelled 2011-10-05, S/N 101, built 1964 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MINIPLANE DS
- Registry model: [D S Miniplane D S MINIPLANE](https://openairdocs.org/model/d-s-miniplane-d-s-miniplane) (registry code 83501CX) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane, amateur-built
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Ebensburg

## 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 19770918030019A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770918030019A), Sep 18, 1977: Amtr 83501CX, Ebensburg, PA, Substantial damage. First flt,obsvd nose hi fm tkof to tree strike adj to rwy.

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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