- Date
- December 26, 1980
- Place
- Belle Chasse, LA · BELLE CHASSE, LA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N73214Cessna 172M
- Status
- Completed · report February 6, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19801226078429A
- Case key
- 127595
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3457 80/12/26 BELLE CHASSE,LA CESSNA 172M CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 169 TIME - 2100 N73214 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOUTHERN SEAPLANE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUSTON,TX BELLE CHASSE,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: AIRPORT HAZARD TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- MAINTD CTL AFT L BRAKE FAILED,NGT LNDG.ENCTRD DITCH,4FT INSIDE RWY LGTS DRG TURN ARND ON RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N73214
- Reported as
- Cessna 172M
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Southern Seaplane
N73214Registration cancelled Feb 23, 2018 · Cessna 172MAirframe modelCessna 172MEngine modelLycoming 0-320 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N73214 · 1
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