# Accident 19950831049499A: Broomfield, CO, August 31, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 31, 1995, 07:50 local time
- Place: Broomfield, CO
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 39.9404° N, 105.0610° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.9404&lon=-105.0610&mi=10
- Aircraft: N8072J (not matched to a registry record)
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW95LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA373) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950831049499A

## Narrative

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

(-16) LEFT BRAKE BECAME INOP DUE TO LOSS OF FLUID. AIRCRAFT THEN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL CAPABILITY AND HIT VEHICLES WHILE TAXIING.

## 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 FTW95LA373](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW95LA373), Aug 31, 1995: Piper PA-60-601P (N8072J), Broomfield, CO, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT'S ATTEMPT TO TAXI WITH A KNOWN INOPERATIVE BRAKE. A FACTOR WAS PARTIAL BRAKE FAILURE DUE TO A LEAKING SEAL.

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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