- Date
- August 7, 1969
- Place
- Niagara Falls, NY · NIAGARA FALLS, NY
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N217PMAero Comdr 1121
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163688
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3755 69/8/7 NIAGARA FALLS,NY AERO COMDR 1121 CR- 0 0 3 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 11788 TIME - 0920 N217PM PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 2532 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NIAGRA FALLS INTL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NIAGARA FALLS,NY LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERHEATED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FIRE IN BRAKES,WHEEL ASSEMBLY,WHEEL WELL REMARKS- HI SPEED TAXI RUN,BRAKES NOT SUFFICIENTLY COOLED PRIOR TO 2ND RUN.HIT RAILROAD TRACKS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N217PM
- Reported as
- Aero Comdr 1121
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- turbo jet
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Niagra Falls Intl