# Accident 19960623014959A: Piper PA34200, Avalon, CA, June 23, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: June 23, 1996, 15:45 local time
- Place: Avalon, CA
- Airport: Catalina Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 33.8003° N, 118.2995° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.8003&lon=-118.2995&mi=10
- Aircraft: N507TH, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N507TH) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-34-200 (registry code 7103405, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-34-200) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming I0360 series (registry code 41515, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-i0360-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA34200
- Reported engine: LYC IO360C1E6
- People aboard: 3
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 1,355 total, 39 in this make and model, 379 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA242) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960623014959A

## Narrative

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

REPORTED LEFT BRAKE FAILED ON LANDING ROLL. LOST CONTROL. COLLIDED WITH A FENCE. LEFT BRAKE FROZE IN OFF POSITION.

## 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 LAX96LA242](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA242), Jun 23, 1996: Piper PA-34-200 (N507TH), Avalon, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of the left brake for undetermined reasons.

## Other reports on N507TH (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 19980915038779I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19980915038779I), Sep 15, 1998: Piper PA34200 (N507TH), Miami, FL, Minor damage. (-5) The incident aircraft was on the fourth approach in the training session practicing landings. The instructor, benny abramovici reported that he watched…

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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