# Accident 19910111000459A: Cessna 175, Okeechobee, FL, January 11, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: January 11, 1991, 15:50 local time
- Place: Okeechobee, FL
- Airport: Private
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 26.5300° N, 80.1901° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=26.5300&lon=-80.1901&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7293M, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7293M-2013-05-07) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 175 (registry code 2072502, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-175) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Franklin 6AG4185 series (registry code 27026, https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6ag4185-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 175
- Reported engine: CONT GO300A
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 9,000 total
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA91LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA064) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19910111000459A

## Narrative

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

LANDED DOWNWIND AND RIGHT BRAKE FAILED. RAN OFF END RUNWAY. HIT DITCH. FLIPPED OVER. BRAKE LINE HAD RUPTURED.

## 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 MIA91LA064](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA91LA064), Jan 11, 1991: Cessna 175 (N7293M), Okeechobee, FL, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE RIGHT BRAKE LINE AT THE CALIPER DURING THE LANDING ROLL RENDERING THE BRAKES INEFFECTIVE. A FACTOR WAS THE PILOT'S MISJUDGEMENT OF WIND DIRECTION.

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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