Gibson VPI N5186
24 September 1971 · Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, United States · Serious injuries
Summary
On 24 September 1971 at about 16:05 local time, a Gibson VPI registered N5186 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, United States. One person was on board and one was seriously injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 16:05
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Belle Vernon, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Rostraver
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Gibson VPI
- Registration
- N5186
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Private Owner
- Purpose of flight
- Test
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-1946
People
1 person was seriously injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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
FIRST TEST FLT. OIL TEMP GAUGE READ HIGH. PLT REDUCED PWR, DIVERTED ATTENTION TO OIL TEMP.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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