Beechcraft P35 N446Q
21 August 1977 · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States · Fatal
Summary
On 21 August 1977 at about 14:52 local time, a Beechcraft P35 registered N446Q, operated by Niehous Air SY, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. 3 people were on board and one died, 2 were seriously injured. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:52
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Allegheney Co
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft P35
- Registration
- N446Q
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Niehous Air SY
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Dual
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- W.mifflin, Pa → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Destroyed
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-4172
People
1 person died.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 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
CRANKSHAFT FAILED RESULT OF FATIGUE IN AREA WHERE BEARING ROTATED.LNDD ON DOWN SLOPE OF GOLF CSR.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
Other Beechcraft P35 accidents
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 Nov 1977 | Beechcraft P35 | New Salem, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 5 |
| 30 Oct 1977 | Beechcraft P35 | Francesville, Indiana, United States | - | Fatal | 4 |
| 7 Mar 1976 | Beechcraft P35 | Banning, California, United States | Newport Air AS | Fatal | 1 |
| 25 Feb 1976 | Beechcraft P35 | Mapleton, Iowa, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 26 Sep 1976 | Beechcraft P35 | Red Wing, Minnesota, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 18 Jun 1978 | Beechcraft P35 | Santa Paula, California, United States | - | No injuries | - |
Other accidents in this area
| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Mar 1977 | Cessna 182Q | Mangum, Oklahoma, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 25 Mar 1977 | Beechcraft B24R | Anchorage, Alaska, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 10 Apr 1977 | Hiller UH-12E | Thermal, California, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 22 May 1977 | Piper PA-18 | Fort Plain, New York, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 13 Jul 1977 | Cessna 188 | Brookland, Arkansas, United States | JAY H Harmon | No injuries | - |
| 1 May 1977 | Eaa Biplane P | Kennewick, Washington, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |