- Date
- July 18, 1976
- Place
- Torrance, CA · TORRANCE, CA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Status
- Completed · report August 24, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA reports
- 19760718021782A19760718021781A
- Case key
- 154303
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1834 76/7/18 TORRENCE,CA CESSNA 310 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1310 TIME - 1300 N5052J PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 115 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 2 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TORRANCE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TORRENCE,CA PARKER,AZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOW FLUID LEVEL PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- BRAKES FAILED,HIT OTHER ACFT.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1834 76/7/18 TORRANCE,CA TAYLORCRAFT BC12-D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1300 N39238 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 55, 27000 TOTAL HOURS, 25 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TORRANCE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TORRANCE,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISC - OTHER ACFT BRAKES FAILED
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N39238
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC12-D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Torrance Muni
N39238Registered now · Taylorcraft BC12-DAirframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-DEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
- Registration
- N5052J
- Reported as
- Cessna 310
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Torrance Muni
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 2
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.