Beech 76 accident near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, March 17, 1984
On March 17, 1984 at about 6:32 pm local time, a Beech 76, registered N6697L, was substantially damaged in an accident near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Allegheny CO. airport). It was an instructional flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made October 5, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- March 17, 1984 · about 6:32 pm local time
- Place
- Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Allegheny CO. · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 2 people were on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Beech 76 · all 76s on the register
- Registration
- N6697L · no longer on the register · serial ME-271
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Instructional flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
DURING THE TAKEOFF PORTION OF A TOUCH-&-GO, THE STUDENT PLT FORGOT TO RAISE THE FLAPS. THE INSTRUCTOR (CFI) YELLED AT THE STUDENT '...THE FLAPS', & AT THE SAME TIME, REACHED FOR THE FLAPS WITH HIS RIGHT HAND UNDER THE CONTROL WHEEL. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE LEFT PROP HIT THE SURFACE AT ABOUT THE SAME TIME A CLIMB WAS ATTEPMTED AT THE BLUE LINE SPEED. ALSO AT ABOUT THAT SAME TIME, THE CFI NOTED AN IN-TRANSIT GEAR LIGHT. THE CFI NOTED A SEVERE VIBRATION & ABORTED THE TAKEOFF. THE ACFT'S PROPS WERE DAMAGED & ITS UNDERSIDE WAS SCRAPED.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 4,327 hours in all; 242 in this make and model; 40 in the last 90 days; 4,188 as pilot in command
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: rgt
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 1 hours
- Last inspection: inspection type not recorded, March 3, 1984; 1 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 8,800 lb
- Seats: 6
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Lycoming O-360-A1G6D (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: AGC Allegheny CO. PA at 6:00 pm
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 10, 6,500 ft by 150 ft
- A second pilot was aboard
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Visibility: 10 statute miles
- Sky: not recorded; scat at 3,500 ft
- Temperature: 45°F (7°C), dew point 0°F (-18°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 2 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Other NTSB records under N6697L the same tail number, which may have belonged to a different aircraft at the time
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