- Date
- February 14, 1977
- Place
- Fremont, CA · FREMONT, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N44451Taylorcraft BC-12D
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770214003139A
- Case key
- 157167
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0291 77/2/14 FREMONT CA TAYLORCRAFT BC-12D CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 252 TIME - 1330 N44451 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FREMONT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FREMONT CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FRAYED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 240 10 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- R HEEL BRAKE CABLE FAILED.HIT C-172,N79593,SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N44451
- Reported as
- Taylorcraft BC-12D
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fremont
N44451Registered now · Taylorcraft BC12-D1Airframe modelTaylorcraft BC12-D1Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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