# NTSB IAD74DKM21: Cessna 172, N5970A, Asheville, NC, October 7, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1973
- Place: Asheville, NC · ASHEVILLE, NC
- Location: 35.6009° N, 82.5540° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Asheville, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.6009&lon=-82.5540&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 6, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187782
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DKM21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKM21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N5970A-2012-08-22), registration cancelled 2012-08-22, S/N 28570, built 1956 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 172
- Registry model: [Cessna 172](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-172) (registry code 2072402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-300 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-300-series) (registry code 17022, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Asheville Airpark

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19731007031849A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731007031849A), Oct 7, 1973: Cessna 172, Asheville, NC, Substantial damage. O-ring,p/n 95-4803 allowd brake fluid to leak out of r brake.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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