19871011075189A

Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Cessna 340A · Tacoma, WA · October 11, 1987

Date
October 11, 1987 · 10:15 local
Place
Tacoma, WA
Airport
Tacoma Narrows
Phase of flight
Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N37358
NTSB investigation
NTSBSEA88LA005
Reported as
Cessna 340A
Reported engine
Continental TSIO520N
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
2,036 total130 in this make and model35 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.

Taxiing out for takeoff brakes failed. Aircraft went over an embankment. Found right hand wheel cylinder had a leak

As the FAA filed it

TAXIING OUT FOR TAKEOFF BRAKES FAILED. AIRCRAFT WENT OVER AN EMBANKMENT. FOUND RIGHT HAND WHEEL CYLINDER HAD A LEAK

NTSB investigation

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