- Date
- December 14, 1980
- Place
- Boulder, CO · BOULDER, CO
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N4801GCessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report January 20, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801214071489A
- Case key
- 128499
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3149 80/12/14 BOULDER,CO CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 123 TIME - 1615 N4801G PX- 0 0 2 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BOULDER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ENGLEWOOD,CO BOULDER,CO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- L BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER FAILED.ACFT VEERED RGT & WENT OVR EMBANKMENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4801G
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Boulder
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.