- Date
- December 20, 1978
- Place
- Phoenix, AZ · PHOENIX, AZ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8708Curtis-Wrt D-4000
- Status
- Completed · report January 22, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19781220036969A
- Case key
- 138344
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3669 78/12/20 PHOENIX,AZ CURTIS-WRT D-4000 CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 46, 2539 TIME - 1615 N8708 PX- 0 0 0 FERRY TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DEER VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TUCSON,AZ UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- LFT WHL BRG DRIPPED GREASE ON BRAKE SHOES.LFT LWR BRAKE SHOE VERT WEB HAD 1 INCH CRACK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8708
- Reported as
- Curtis-Wrt D-4000
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Deer Valley
N8708Registered now · Curtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR D-4000Airframe modelCurtiss Wright TRAVEL AIR D-4000Engine modelWright 760A B D E&ET
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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.