# Accident 19960904029839A: Cessna 425, Auburn, CA, September 4, 1996

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: September 4, 1996, 20:25 local time
- Place: Auburn, CA
- Airport: Auburn Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Roll-Out (Fixed Wing)
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.9197° N, 121.0700° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.9197&lon=-121.0700&mi=10
- Aircraft: N425WB, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N425WB-2006-07-20) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Cessna 425 (registry code 2076018, https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-425) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52032, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 425
- Reported engine: PWA PT6A135
- People aboard: 2
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 2,800 total, 136 in this make and model, 185 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB LAX96LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA328) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19960904029839A

## Narrative

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

LANDING REPORTED LOST LEFT BRAKE AFTER REVERSE THRUST. VEERED OFF RUNWAY. BRAKE CYLINDER O RING LEAKED. LANDED FAST

## 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 LAX96LA328](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX96LA328), Sep 5, 1996: Cessna 425 (N425WB), Auburn, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: failure of the right brake system (master cylinder O-ring seal). Factors relating to the accident were: the narrow runway, and the presence of a ditch adjacent to the runway.

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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