- Date
- September 3, 1965
- Place
- Tarentum, PA · TARENTUM, PA
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N4998ACessna 180
- Status
- Completed · report October 14, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176003
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2487 65/9/3 TARENTUM PA CESSNA 180 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 470 TIME - 1030 N4998A PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REMICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) REMARKS- LEFT BRAKE FAILED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N4998A
- Reported as
- Cessna 180
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Remich
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