- Date
- October 7, 1973
- Place
- Asheville, NC · ASHEVILLE, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N5970ACessna 172
- Status
- Completed · report June 6, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731007031849A
- Case key
- 187782
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4142 73/10/7 ASHEVILLE,NC CESSNA 172 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 31, 16 TOTAL TIME - 1525 N5970A PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ASHEVILLE AIRPARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CANOLER,NC ASHEVILLE,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE REMARKS- O-RING,P/N 95-4803 ALLOWD BRAKE FLUID TO LEAK OUT OF R BRAKE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N5970A
- Reported as
- Cessna 172
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Asheville Airpark
N5970ARegistration cancelled Aug 22, 2012 · Cessna 172Airframe modelCessna 172Engine modelContinental 0-300 series
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.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.