ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 13633
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| Date: | Tuesday 9 October 1979 |
| Time: | 17:45 LT |
| Type: |  Piper PA-31 Navajo |
| Owner/operator: | Coal Baron Inc |
| Registration: | N9277Y |
| MSN: | 31-368 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | near Uniontown, Pennsylvania -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Allegheny County Airport, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania (AGC/KAGC) |
| Connellsville Airport, Connellsville, Pennsylvania (VVS/KVVS) | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
Written off (destroyed) 9 October 1979 when crashed near Uniontown, Pennsylvania: aircraft collided with trees on approach to Connellsville, Pennsylvania, killing the pilot (the sole person) on board. Aircraft appears to have experienced a CFIT (Controlled Flight Into Terrain) into mountaintops, and caught fire after impact. According to the official NTSB report into the accident:
"ADF GROUND LINE INTERMITTENT. VECTORED TO ADF FROM NORTH AT 5000 FEET, CLEARED FOR APPROACH. MINIMUM ALTITUDE, PROCEEDED TURN AT 3,500 FEET. MOUNTAIN TOPS OBSCURED"
Registration N9277Y cancelled by the FAA on December 17, 1981
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
1. NTSB Identification: NYC80FA005 at https://www.ntsb.gov/_layouts/ntsb.aviation/brief.aspx?ev_id=33877&key=0
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?NNumbertxt=9277Y
3. http://planecrashmap.com/plane/pa/N9277Y/
4. [LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.baaa-acro.com/1979/archives/crash-of-a-piper-pa-31-navajo-chieftain-in-pennsylvania-1-killed-2/]
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Feb-2008 12:00 | ASN archive | Added |
| 10-May-2015 21:47 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2017 16:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 26-Sep-2017 16:28 | Dr. John Smith | Updated [Time, Aircraft type] |
| 29-Oct-2019 17:58 | Uli Elch | Updated [Aircraft type] |
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