- Date
- February 19, 1973
- Place
- Mobile, AL · MOBILE, AL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2395DCessna 170
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730219006009A
- Case key
- 169903
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0374 73/2/19 MOBILE,ALA CESSNA 170 CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 49, 5150 TIME - 1500 N2395D PX- 0 0 0 DUAL TOTAL HOURS, 100 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MOBILE AEROSPACE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MOBILE,ALA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE REMARKS- BRAKE PUCK ANGLE WEAR CAUSED PISTON TO COCK,FLUID BYPASSED O RING.ANN INSP 2/16/73.N74309 SUB DMG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2395D
- Reported as
- Cessna 170
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mobile Aerospace
N2395DRegistration cancelled Dec 31, 2022 · Cessna 170BAirframe modelCessna 170BEngine modelContinental C145 series
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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.