# Accident 19900926046829A: Cessna 172N, Louisville, KY, September 26, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 26, 1990, 10:30 local time
- Place: Louisville, KY
- Airport: Blue Lick Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.0894° N, 85.6498° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0894&lon=-85.6498&mi=10
- Aircraft: N96839, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N96839) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 172P (registry code 2072436, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172p) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172N
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2D
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO90LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA080) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900926046829A

## Narrative

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

WEAK BRAKE SERVICED PRIOR FLIGHT WENT OUT ON LANDING. GROUND LOOPED INTO A FENCE. BRAKE LINE LEAKING ON STRUT.

## 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 BFO90LA080](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO90LA080), Sep 26, 1990: Cessna 172 (N96839), Maryville, KY, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE FAILURE OF A HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE WHICH RESULTED IN A LOSS OF FLUID, AND AN INOPERATIVE BRAKE SYSTEM DURING LANDING ROLL.

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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