- Date
- February 11, 1972
- Place
- Torrance, CA · TORRANCE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2336DCessna 170B
- Status
- Completed · report November 7, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165037
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0636 72/2/11 TORRANCE,CALIF CESSNA 170B CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 574 TIME - 1140 N2336D PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TORRANCE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TORRANCE,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) REMARKS- L BRAKE FOUND LOCKED.BOTH PLTS DENIED USING BRAKES.BRAKING WAS PROBABLY INADVERTENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2336D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170B
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Torrance
N2336DRegistration cancelled Sep 12, 2026 · Cessna 170BAirframe modelCessna 170BEngine modelContinental C145 series
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