- Date
- June 29, 1978
- Place
- Novato, CA · NOVATO, CA
- Injuries
- 8 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N41JABrittnorman BN-2A
- Status
- Completed · report July 27, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780629015499A
- Case key
- 141228
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1479 78/6/29 NOVATO,CA BRITTNORMAN BN-2A CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 1345 N41JA PX- 0 0 7 COMMUTER AIR CARRIER 36, 5907 TOTAL HOURS, 828 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 AIR TAXI-PASSG S-D IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GNOSS FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA ROSA,CA NOVATO,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAXI: FROM LANDING COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) SYSTEMS - HYDRAULIC SYSTEM: RESERVOIR,LINES,FITTINGS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- LEFT WHEEL HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE SEPARATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N41JA
- Reported as
- Brittnorman BN-2A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gnoss Field
N41JARegistration cancelled Mar 18, 1980 · Britten-Norman BN-2A-6Airframe modelBritten-Norman BN-2A-6
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.