UNK64X1923

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 172D · Pratt, KS · May 23, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
May 23, 1964
Place
Pratt, KS · PRATT, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N2420UCessna 172D
Status
Completed · report October 22, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184103

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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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3-1732  64/5/23    PRATT KAN           CESSNA 172D         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 850
        TIME - 1150                    N2420U              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRATT MUNICIPAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- PARKING BRAKE RELEASE CLIP FAILED

Aircraft

Registration
N2420U
Reported as
Cessna 172D
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Pratt Municipal

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.