# NTSB NYC78FA026: Grumman G-159, N5VX, Latrobe, PA, January 19, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 19, 1978
- Place: Latrobe, PA · LATROBE, PA
- Location: 40.3124° N, 79.3826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Latrobe, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.3124&lon=-79.3826&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 7, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 143506
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC78FA026
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC78FA026

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0034  78/1/19    LATROBE,PA          GRUMMAN G-159       CR-  0  0  2  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1541                    N5VX                PX-  0  0  2  CORP/EXEC                 56, 12998 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            788 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LATROBE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELMIRA,NY                   LATROBE,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - SNOW
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OBSCURATION                                               1200
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          1 MILE OR LESS                                           SNOW
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          HAZE                                                      22
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
           50                                                       3
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      IFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N5VX (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: GRUMMAN G-159
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: turbo jet
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Latrobe

## 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 19780119002879A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780119002879A), Jan 19, 1978: Gulstm G159, Latrobe, PA, Substantial damage

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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