- Date
- January 25, 1979
- Place
- Pittsburgh, PA · PITTSBURGH, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N135WBeech H18
- Status
- Completed · report August 16, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790125022159A
- Case key
- 137267
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1863 79/1/25 PITTSBURGH,PA BEECH H18 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0807 N135W PX- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-CARGO AGE 27, 3008 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 66 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREATER PITTSBURG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PITTSBURGH,PA CHICAGO,IL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY LOADED AIRCRAFT-WEIGHT-AND/OR C.G. FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- ACFT 263LBS OVER G/W.MAG BREAKER PTS .002 + .003IN,SPEC STATE .008IN.T W SECURED DOWN.2 AD'S NCW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N135W
- Reported as
- Beech H18
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Greater Pittsburg
N135WRegistration cancelled Aug 30, 2012 · Beech H-18Airframe modelBeech H-18Engine modelPratt & Whitney R-985 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.
Other investigations on N135W · 4
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ANC90LA169Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportDeering, AKThe pilot-in-command's failure to maintain directional control of the airplane on landing.NTSB CHI85IA091Incident · No injuriesIncident investigationFinal reportDayton, OHThe acft was rotated prematurely and stalled back onto the rwy. The acft was on rwy 24L and the wind was 240 degrees at 17 KTS gusting to 24 KTS. There was slight damage to the landing gear & flapsNTSB CHI81DA018CaseClosedChicago, ILNTSB MIA68F0406Accident · No injuriesClosedJacksonville, FL