- Date
- September 4, 1979
- Place
- Somerset, KY · SOMERSET, KY
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N614LBeech V35
- Status
- Completed · report October 23, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790904029369A
- Case key
- 134186
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2668 79/9/4 SOMERSET,KY BEECH V35 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 175 TIME - 1415 N614L PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 99 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET-PULASKI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SOMERSET,KY CAMPBELLSVILLE,KY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE REMARKS- PIC FAILED TO DETECT POOL OF HYD FLUID THAT HAD LEAKED FROM LEFT BRAKE.BRAKE LININGS WORN OUT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N614L
- Reported as
- Beech V35
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Somerset-Pulaski
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.