SEA79DYP36

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 185 · Slate Creek, ID · July 16, 1979

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 16, 1979
Place
Slate Creek, ID · SLATE CREEK, ID
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9899XCessna 185
Status
Completed · report August 31, 1979
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19790716017919A
Case key
135131

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1664  79/7/16    SLATE CREEK,ID      CESSNA 185          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 536
        TIME - 1930                    N9899X              PX-  0  0  1  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 71 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SLATE CREEK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ENTERPRISE,OR               SLATE CREEK,ID
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- L BRAKE MASTER CYL ANCHOR BRACKETS FAILED.

Aircraft

Registration
N9899X
Reported as
Cessna 185
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Slate Creek

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N9899X · 1

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