Beechcraft 76 N6697L
17 March 1984 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 17 March 1984 at about 18:32 local time, a Beechcraft 76 registered N6697L was involved in an accident near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 18:32
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Allegheny Co. (AGL)
- Coordinates
- 40.3590, -79.9004
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft 76
- Registration
- N6697L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 2
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Instructional
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Allegheny Co. → Unknown
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC84LA112
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
DURING THE TAKEOFF PORTION OF A TOUCH-&-GO, THE STUDENT PLT FORGOT TO RAISE THE FLAPS. THE INSTRUCTOR (CFI) YELLED AT THE STUDENT '...THE FLAPS', & AT THE SAME TIME, REACHED FOR THE FLAPS WITH HIS RIGHT HAND UNDER THE CONTROL WHEEL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT PROP HIT THE SURFACE AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME A CLIMB WAS ATTEPMTED AT THE BLUE LINE SPEED. ALSO AT ABOUT THAT SAME TIME, THE CFI NOTED AN IN-TRANSIT GEAR LIGHT. THE CFI NOTED A SEVERE VIBRATION & ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. THE ACFT'S PROPS WERE DAMAGED & ITS UNDERSIDE WAS SCRAPED.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft 76 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Oct 1984 | Beechcraft 76 | Ft.walton Beach, Florida, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 22 Feb 1984 | Beechcraft 76 | Beverly, Massachusetts, United States | Omni Aviation | Fatal | 1 |
| 27 Jan 1985 | Beechcraft 76 | Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States | University of North Dakota | Serious injuries | - |
| 28 Feb 1985 | Beechcraft 76 | Shafter, California, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |
| 30 Jun 1985 | Beechcraft 76 | Morgantown, West Virginia, United States | PRO Aero | Serious injuries | - |
| 15 Aug 1985 | Beechcraft 76 | Sula, Montana, United States | - | No injuries | - |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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