19850509016259A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cvac PBY-5A · Lewistown, MT · May 9, 1985

Date
May 9, 1985 · 08:44 local
Place
Lewistown, MT
Airport
Lewistown Municipal
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N84857
NTSB investigation
NTSBDEN85FA131
Reported as
Cvac PBY5A
Reported engine
Pratt & Whitney R183094M2
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,838 total19 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Mistakenly put hydraulic fluid into alcohol tank. Lost brakes because of low brake fluid, taxied into a gully.

As the FAA filed it

MISTAKENLY PUT HYDRAULIC FLUID INTO ALCOHOL TANK. LOST BRAKES BECAUSE OF LOW BRAKE FLUID, TAXIED INTO A GULLY.

NTSB investigation

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