Cessna 172K N79881
1 February 1987 · Butler, Pennsylvania, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 1 February 1987 at about 21:30 local time, a Cessna 172K registered N79881, operated by Richard J. Altomari, was involved in an accident near Butler, Pennsylvania, United States. 4 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 21:30
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Butler, Pennsylvania, United States
- Nearest airport
- Butler County (BTP)
- Coordinates
- 40.8599, -79.8891
- Aircraft
- Cessna 172K
- Registration
- N79881
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Richard J. Altomari
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Monongahela → Butler
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Day
- NTSB number
- NYC87LA075
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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
THE PERSONAL FLIGHT WITH FOUR OCCUPANTS ON BOARD LANDED ABOUT 40 FEET SHORT OF THE RUNWAY AFTER COMPLETING TWO SUCCESSFUL TOUCH AND GO LANDINGS. PILOT STATED THAT THE WIND WAS AT 220 DEGREES AT 10 KNOTS.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Aug 1987 | Piper PA-28 | Prospectville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 9 Aug 1987 | Ercoupe (Eng & Research Corp ) 415-C | York, Pennsylvania, United States | Richard Summers | Serious injuries | - |
| 23 Aug 1987 | Boeing B-17G | Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 3 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-28-140 | Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 5 Sep 1987 | Piper PA-28 | Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 7 Sep 1987 | Cessna 172M | W. Mifflin, Pennsylvania, United States | Robert Kerr | No injuries | - |