Event NYC87LA247

1987-09-06 W. MIFFLIN, Pennsylvania, United States Airport · AGC None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N80376

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 172M

Engine

LYCOMING 0-320 SERIES (180 hp)

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19760123

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S AAF06E

Registrant of record

AERIAL SPECIALTIES INC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N80376 Cessna 172M None

Factual narrative

THE NON-CERTIFICATED PILOT TOOK THE AIRCRAFT WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION. THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED DURING AN ATTEMPTED LANDING ON RUNWAY 10 AT ALLEGHENY COUNTY AIRPORT AND WAS SUBSTANTIALLY DAMAGED. THERE WERE TWO PASSENGERS ON BOARD BUT THEY WERE NOT INJURED. THE PLT HAD NEVER SOLOED IN ANY ACFT AND HAD NEVER FLOWN THE C-172. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_NYC87LA247.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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