LAX67D0355

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172 · Hawthorne, CA · April 14, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 14, 1967
Place
Hawthorne, CA · HAWTHORNE, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N8205XCessna 172
Status
Completed · report September 1, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117569

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1172  67/4/14    HAWTHORNE, CALIF    CESSNA 172          CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 74 TOTAL
        TIME - 1245                    N8205X              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HAWTHORNE MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAXI: FROM LANDING
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: SEALS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- LEFT BRAKE WEAK PRIOR TO T/O.PLT MADE HIGH SPEED TURNOFF AFTER LNDG.PARKED ACFT,C150 N1926Z,SUBSTL

Aircraft

Registration
N8205X
Reported as
Cessna 172
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Hawthorne Muni

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