- Date
- January 15, 1967
- Place
- Portales, NM · PORTALES, NM
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9806XCessna 185
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119257
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0155 67/1/15 PORTALES N MEX CESSNA 185 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0930 N9806X PX- 0 0 3 BUSINESS AGE 38, 884 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 350 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PORTALES MUNI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) REMARKS- COMBINATION OF BRAKE FLUID LEAK AND EXCESSIVE HEAT FROM PRIOR GROUND OPER CAUSED RT BRAKE FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9806X
- Reported as
- Cessna 185
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Portales Muni
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