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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Piper PA-22 · Butler, PA · August 20, 1983

Date
August 20, 1983 · 21:45 local
Place
Butler, PA
Airport
Butler Row
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N600A
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC83LA222
Reported as
Piper PA22
Reported engine
Lycoming O290D
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
78 total78 in this make and model12 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.

Brake master cylinder failed during taxi for takeoff. Aircraft left the taxiway and overturned in a ditch.

As the FAA filed it

BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED DURING TAXI FOR TAKEOFF. AIRCRAFT LEFT THE TAXIWAY AND OVERTURNED IN A DITCH.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.