ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 363638
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| Date: | Friday 15 May 1992 |
| Time: | 17:30 LT |
| Type: |  Grumman G-164A Ag-Cat |
| Owner/operator: | O'brien Flying Service, Inc. |
| Registration: | N8629H |
| MSN: | 1438 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1975 |
| Engine model: | P&W R-1340 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Kinder, LA -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE PILOT EXPERIENCED A LEFT BRAKE FAILURE DURING THE LANDING ROLL AND THE AIRPLANE DRIFTED RIGHT OFF OF THE DIRT STRIP. THE PILOT STATED THAT HE RETARDED POWER, BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. THE AIRPLANE SUBSEQUENTLY STRUCK A LEVEE AND A ROAD DITCH.
Probable Cause: THE FAILURE OF THE LEFT BRAKE WHICH LED TO A LOSS OF DIRECTIONAL CONTROL. A FACTOR WAS THE ROUGH TERRAIN IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO THE RUNWAY.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW92LA137
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 29 May 1998 | N8629H | Private | 0 | Iowa, LA | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 18-Mar-2024 19:28 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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