Yakovlev YAK11 accident near West Mifflin, PA
On July 25, 2016, a Yakovlev YAK11 (airplane) was involved in an accident near West Mifflin, PA. 1 person died. Damage to the aircraft: substantial.
- Date
- July 25, 2016
- Place
- West Mifflin, PA
- Aircraft
- Yakovlev YAK11 · Airplane
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 0 serious, 0 minor
- Damage
- Substantial
- Position
- 40.356°N, 79.933°W
- NTSB ID
- 20160725X60430
Official records · ERA16FA269
- Public docket: reports, statements and exhibits from the investigation
Air traffic control records
- Air Traffic Control Recordings (Shelf Item): Document (PDF), on ntsb.gov
NTSB summary
HISTORY OF FLIGHTOn July 25, 2016, about 0945 eastern daylight time, a Yakovlev Yak-11, N5940, was substantially damaged by fire after landing at Allegheny County Airport (AGC), West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. The commercial pilot was fatally injured. The airplane was privately owned and operated by the pilot under the provisions of Title 14 Code of Federal Regulations Part 91. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed, and no flight plan was filed for the personal flight, which originated at Chester County Airport (MQS), Coatesville, Pennsylvania, about 0830. The accident occurred during the first leg of a multiple leg cross-country flight to the Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) fly-in and convention (EAA AirVenture Oshkosh), held at Wittman Regional Airport (OSH), Oshkosh, Wisconsin. According to air traffic control information from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the pilot first contacted the tower controller at AGC when he was about 20 miles east of the airport and advised that his transponder was inoperative. The controller instructed the pilot to "proceed straight in" for runway 28 and cleared the airplane for landing. The pilot acknowledged the landing clearance and advised that he would be going to Corporate Air and would need progressive taxi instructions. Security video footage showed that the airplane touched down about 2,000 ft down the runway. The pilot was then advised by the tower controller to "make any left turn" and to contact ground control. After the airplane rolled past taxiway C, the pilot asked if he could turn the airplane around on th
Probable cause
A malfunction of the electrical system, which resulted in an electrical fire in the right wing root of the airplane, which compromised the fuel system and resulted in ignition of fuel. Contributing to the accident was the routing of the electrical wiring near fuel system components. Contributing to the severity of the pilot's injuries was his failure to utilize the available fire-retardant suit.
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Source: NTSB aviation accident database (US government, public domain). Findings may be preliminary or later revised by the NTSB. Not a complete global record.
