- Date
- August 10, 1982, 20:30 local (Aug 11, 1982, 00:30 UTC)
- Place
- Sidney, NY
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N507FWde Havilland DH-114
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Status
- Completed · report August 10, 1983
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19820810041599A
- Case key
- 72621
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Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
On ground/water collision with object
Object - aircraft parked/standing
Landing gear,normal brake system - failure,totalCause
Analysis
While taxiing on the ramp the plt experienced a brake failure & the acft collided with several parked acft. The brake system is air operated & a small threaded rod with a small locking screw disconnected from the brake valve.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N507FW
- Reported as
- de Havilland DH-114
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 14057
- Engine
- Lycoming IO-540-K1D5, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Part 91
- Operator
- Ford-Aire, Inc.
- Registered owner
- Ford-Aire, Inc.
- Departed
- Binghamton, NY
- Destination
- Sidney, NY
- Flight plan
- VFR
- Airport
- N23 · Sidney
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Certificate
- Airline transport
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Instrument ratings
- Airplane
- Medical
- Class 1, Valid Medical--no waivers/lim.
- Flight hours
- 200 in this make and model · 200 as pilot in command
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Night/dark
- Visibility
- 15 statute miles
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.