- Date
- November 14, 1971
- Place
- Deep River, CT · DEEP RIVER, CT
- Injuries
- 4 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N8537XCessna 172D
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164517
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3462 71/11/14 DEEP RIVER,CONN CESSNA 172D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 25, 109 TIME - 1245 N8537X PX- 0 0 3 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHESTER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DEEP RIVER,CONN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE,NONE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION REMARKS- PLT LND NORMALLY. ACFT RAN DOWN EMBANKMENT AT RWY END.BOTH BRAKES BADLY WORN,HYD PRESS LOW R BRAKE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N8537X
- Reported as
- Cessna 172D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chester
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Other investigations on N8537X · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.