# Accident 19950925047919A: Cessna 340CESSNA, Riverton, WY, September 25, 1995

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 25, 1995, 08:30 local time
- Place: Riverton, WY
- Airport: Riverton Regional
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Ground Taxi, Other Airplane
- Operating rules: Air taxi and commuter (Part 135)
- Operator: VOXA
- Location: 43.0301° N, 108.4098° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.0301&lon=-108.4098&mi=10
- Aircraft: N10DF (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340CESSNA
- Reported engine: CONT TSIO520J
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 4,000 total, 100 in this make and model, 30 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB SEA95LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA226) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19950925047919A

## Narrative

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

(.4)THE PILOT REPORTED THAT WHILE TURNING THE AIRPLANE WITH POWER ONTO THE RUNWAY FOR TAKEOFF THE LEFT BRAKE FAILED. THE NOSE GEAR IMPACTED A DITCH, LOCATED IN CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE RUNWAY, AND COLLAPSED. EXAMINATION REVEALED THAT HYDRAULIC BRAKE FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT OF THE LEFT BRAKE SYSTEM. THE SOURCE OF THE LEAKAGE WAS NOT FOUND.

## 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 SEA95LA226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA95LA226), Sep 25, 1995: Cessna 340 (N10DF), Riverton, WY, substantial damage. Probable cause: a partial loss of hydraulic fluid in the left brake system rendering the left brake inoperative.

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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