# Accident 19950828030369A: Cessna 337D, Carthage, MS, August 28, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 28, 1995, 16:50 local time
- Place: Carthage, MS
- Airport: Carthage-Leake County Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Go Round (Aborted VFR)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 32.7400° N, 89.5295° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7400&lon=-89.5295&mi=10
- Aircraft: N85972, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N85972-1998-01-17) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 337D (registry code 2075717, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-337d) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 337D
- Reported engine: CONT IO360C
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 486 total, 7 in this make and model, 7 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB MIA95LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA217) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950828030369A

## Narrative

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

SEAT BACK BROKE ON LANDING RECOVERED BUT NEAR END RUNWAY. BEGAN GO AROUND STRUCK TREES. BRAKES APPEARED NORMAL.

## 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 MIA95LA217](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA95LA217), Aug 28, 1995: Cessna 337D (N85972), Carthage, MS, substantial damage. Probable cause: FAILURE OF THE NORMAL BRAKE SYSTEM FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THE FAILURE OF THE PILOT'S SEATBACK.

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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