- Date
- November 13, 1988, 15:10 local (20:10 UTC)
- Place
- Marietta, GA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N431TBeech 35-A33
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report December 6, 1989
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19881113051969A
- Case key
- 7952
From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.
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Analysis
During preflt 'run-up' at the end of the active rwy, the right brake failed and the airplane pivoted left while the engine was at a high power setting. The plt rpted that things happened so fast that he may have added power while attempting to reduce power. He also stated that he continued to press on the brake pedals causing the acft to turn to the left towards a steep bank. The acft rolled approx 200 ft and overturned on the side of an embankment. Investigation revealed that the right brake hose had ruptured at the caliper which caused the loss of right brake fluid/pressure. The brake hose was original equipment, 28 years old. An annual inspection was performed 5 months prior to the accident.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N431T
- Reported as
- Beech 35-A33
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- CD287
- Airframe hours
- 2,124
- Engine
- Continental IO-470-J, 225 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Harry William Haney
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · June 3, 1988 · 42 hours before
- Departed
- 8A4 · Marietta, GA
- Destination
- 6A0 · Cartersville, GA
- Airport
- 8A4 · Mccollum, runway 27, 4,591 × 75 ft, asphalt
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 61
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 466 total · 179 in this make and model · 10 in the last 90 days · 2 in the last 30 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 290° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 10 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 68 °F, dew point 46 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- FTY
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.