# NTSB LAX77DUG54: Cessna 340, N1701G, Riverside, CA, July 6, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 6, 1977
- Place: Riverside, CA · RIVERSIDE, CA
- Location: 33.9533° N, 117.3961° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Riverside, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9533&lon=-117.3961&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146511
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77DUG54
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77DUG54

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1519   77/7/6    RIVERSIDE,CA        CESSNA 340          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 54, 5700
        TIME - 1415                    N1701G              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RIVERSIDE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PHOENIX,AZ                  RIVERSIDE,CA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: UNMARKED OBSTRUCTIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- BRAKE PISTON SEAL FAILURE.GEAR COLLAPSED WHEN CURB AT TAXIWAY WAS RUN OVER
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1701G](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1701G-2017-10-25), registration cancelled 2017-10-25, S/N 340-0512, built 1974 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 340
- Registry model: [Cessna 340](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-340) (registry code 2076404) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental TSIO-520 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-tsio-520-series) (registry code 17040, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Riverside Muni

## 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 19770706018679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770706018679A), Jul 6, 1977: Cessna 340CESSNA, Riverside, CA, Substantial damage. Brake piston seal failure. Gear collapsed when curb at taxiway was run over

## Other investigations on N1701G (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 LAX81FVD13](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX81FVD13), Mar 1, 1981: Cessna 340 (N1701G), Santa Rosa, CA, 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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