# NTSB IAD76FKW03: Cessna 170B, N8364A, Lafayette, TN, July 21, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 21, 1975
- Place: Lafayette, TN · LAFAYETTE, TN
- Location: 36.5241° N, 86.0307° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lafayette, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.5241&lon=-86.0307&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 22, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149923
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76FKW03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76FKW03

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2052  75/7/21    LAFAYETTE,TN        CESSNA 170B         CR-  0  0  3  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1530                    N8364A              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 41, 1590 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            123 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - LAFAYETTE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAFAYETTE,TN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: OTHER
           DUAL STUDENT - MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS OR INSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- VIBRATION CAUSED BRAKE PRESSURE TO BLEED DOWN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8364A](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8364A-2014-11-19), registration cancelled 2014-11-19, S/N 25216, built 1952 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 170B
- Registry model: [Cessna 170B](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-170b) (registry code 2072306) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C145 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c145-series) (registry code 17012, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Lafayette

## 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 19750721021669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750721021669A), Jul 21, 1975: Cessna 170B, Lafayette, TN, Substantial damage. Vibration caused brake pressure to bleed down.

## Other investigations on N8364A (1)

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.

- [NTSB FTW79FPD07](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW79FPD07), Jan 27, 1979: Cessna 170B (N8364A), Ranger, TX, substantial damage

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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