42.9634° N, 85.6681° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs: center of Grand Rapids, MI, within about 6 miles.Open in the map
Date
February 2, 1979 · 01:20 local
Place
Grand Rapids, MI
Airport
Kent Co International
Phase of flight
Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Aircraft
N426NA
Reported as
Lear 24D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
9,000 total2,700 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Pilot lost left brake on roll out, veered off runway. Found cracked brake housing.
As the FAA filed it
PILOT LOST LEFT BRAKE ON ROLL OUT, VEERED OFF RUNWAY. FOUND CRACKED BRAKE HOUSING.