# Accident 19920823032829A: Namer NA64, Bakersfield, CA, August 23, 1992

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 23, 1992, 08:10 local time
- Place: Bakersfield, CA
- Airport: Meadows Field
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 35.5401° N, 118.9093° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.5401&lon=-118.9093&mi=10
- Aircraft: N3201U, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3201U) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: North American NA-64 (registry code 6400452, https://openairdocs.org/model/north-american-na-64) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Wright 975 A B D&E (registry code 67012, https://openairdocs.org/engine/wright-975-a-b-d-e) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: NAMER NA64
- Reported engine: WRIGHT R975E3
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,200 total, 10 in this make and model, 20 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX92LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA363) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19920823032829A

## Narrative

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

LOST LEFT BRAKE ON LANDING. GROUND LOOPED. AUTOMOTIVE BRAKE FLUID HAD CORRODED BRAKE CYLINDER. LEAKED FLUID.

## 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 LAX92LA363](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX92LA363), Aug 23, 1992: North American NA-64 (N3201U), Bakersfield, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: LEAKAGE OF BRAKE FLUID FROM AN UNKNOWN SOURCE ONTO THE BRAKE LINING AND DRUM.

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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