Plane Crash List

Cessna 182L N70517

7 July 1983 · Charlotte, North Carolina, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 7 July 1983 at about 00:30 local time, a Cessna 182L registered N70517 was involved in an accident near Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 00:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Nearest airport
Wilgrove (8A6)
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Cessna 182L
Registration
N70517
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Charlotte → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
ATL83LA258

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE ACFT RAN OFF THE DEPARTURE END OF THE RWY DURING LANDING. THE WIND WAS LIGHT AND VARIABLE TO CALM. THE PLT USED AERODYNAMIC BRAKING UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE TO GO AROUND. WHEN HE APPLIED THE BRAKES HE FOUND THAT THEY WERE SPONGY AND INEFFECTUAL. AN AFTER ACCIDENT EXAMINATION OF THE BRAKES BY A QUALIFIED MECHANIC REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE ASSEMBLY HAD FAILED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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