- Date
- February 12, 1970
- Place
- Friendship Apt, MD · FRIENDSHIP APT, MD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3244ACessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report September 8, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 135882
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0867 70/2/12 FRIENDSHIP APT,MD CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 32, 660 TIME - 1220 N3244A PX- 0 0 1 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 180 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FRIENDSHIP INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EDGEWATER,MD FRIENDSHIP APT,MD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- 3 SCREWS MISSING,OTHERS LOOSE IN R WHEEL BRAKE CYL.ALLOWED O RING SEAL TO POP OUT.LOST BRAKE FLUID
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3244A
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Friendship Intl
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