- Date
- October 3, 1972
- Place
- Ellsworth, ME · ELLSWORTH, ME
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9879ACessna 195
- Status
- Completed · report March 27, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169727
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5-0049 72/10/3 ELLSWORTH,ME CESSNA 195 CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 57, 12426 TIME - 1000 N9879A PX- 0 0 2 AIR TAXI-PASSG TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-MINOR OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. CLASSIFIED AS INCIDENT NAME OF AIRPORT - BAR HARBOR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MT SNOW VT ELLSWORTH,ME 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 - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- PLT STATED LEFT BRAKE INOP ON LANDING
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9879A
- Reported as
- Cessna 195
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Minor damage
- Airport
- Bar Harbor
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