- Date
- August 6, 1971
- Place
- Valencia, PA · VALENCIA, PA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N3787JCessna 150G
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162970
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2858 71/8/6 VALENCIA,PA CESSNA 150G CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 118 TIME - 1930 N3787J PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 116 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GLADE M1LL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VALENCIA,PA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: TO TAKEOFF NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) REMARKS- R BRK INOP,IMPRPR ASMBLY OF BRK MASTER CYL.PLT LOST CTL OF ACFT ON TAXI-WAY,WENT OVER STEEP ENBNK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3787J
- Reported as
- Cessna 150G
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Glade M1ll
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