# Accident 19871011075189A: Cessna 340A, Tacoma, WA, October 11, 1987

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: October 11, 1987, 10:15 local time
- Place: Tacoma, WA
- Airport: Tacoma Narrows
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 47.1503° N, 122.5609° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.1503&lon=-122.5609&mi=10
- Aircraft: N37358, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37358-2012-11-09) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 340A (registry code 2076405, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Continental TSIO-520 series (registry code 17040, https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340A
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520N
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,036 total, 130 in this make and model, 35 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA88LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA005) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19871011075189A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

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

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB SEA88LA005](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA88LA005), Oct 11, 1987: Cessna 340A (N37358), Tacoma, WA, substantial damage

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft 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. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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