Fairchild PT-19 N49942

Summary

On 18 April 1982 at about 23:30 local time, a Fairchild PT-19 registered N49942, operated by William R. Heck, was involved in an accident near Butler, 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.

Date

18 April 1982 at 23:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Butler, Pennsylvania, United States

Nearest airport

Butler Co.

Coordinates

40.8592, -79.8905

Aircraft

Fairchild PT-19

Registration

N49942

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

William R. Heck

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Butler → Butler

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

NYC82DA073

Nobody was injured.

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

THE INSTRUCTOR PILOT WAS FLYING WITH THE OWNER OF THE AIRCRAFT TO HELP HIM GET ACQUAINTED WITH HIS PLANE. WHILE ON FINAL APPROACH, THE OWNER LET THE AIRCRAFT GET LOW. HE CORRECTED BY ADDING POWER, BUT REPORTEDLY RAISED THE NOSE BEYOND THE STALL ANGLE. THE AIRCRAFT STALLED, AND DURING RECOVER, IT CONTACTED THE GROUND WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO DAMAGE THE PLANE. THE INSTRUCTOR REPORTED THE WIND WAS GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.