- Date
- April 20, 1981
- Place
- West Mifflin, PA · WEST MIFFLIN, PA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N5500ECessna 320
- Status
- Completed · report August 13, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810420017389A
- Case key
- 125745
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1420 81/4/20 WEST MIFFLIN,PA CESSNA 320 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 800 TIME - 1440 N5500E PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 300 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ALLEGHENY CO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WASHINGTON,DC WEST MIFFLIN,PA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH STALL: SPIN LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- FUEL SELS FD L MAIN,R AUX.FUEL FD L & R MAINS,L AUX EMPTY;R AUX APRX 1GAL.ALL RADIOS OFF EX #1COM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5500E
- Reported as
- Cessna 320
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Allegheny Co
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N5500E · 1
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