Beechcraft P60 N973T
24 September 1985 · San Jose, California, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 24 September 1985 at about 02:00 local time, a Beechcraft P60 registered N973T was involved in an accident near San Jose, California, 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 02:00
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- San Jose, California, United States
- Nearest airport
- Reid Hillview (RHV)
- Coordinates
- 37.3300, -121.7695
- Aircraft
- Beechcraft P60
- Registration
- N973T
- Category
- Airplane
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Not recorded
- Operating rule
- Part 91: General Aviation
- Purpose of flight
- Personal
- Phase of flight
- Not recorded
- Route
- Columbia → San Jose
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Dusk
- NTSB number
- LAX85LA401
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
DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE ACFT VEERED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RNWY AND MADE CONTACT WITH A TAXIWAY MARKER WHICH WAS THEN THROWN AGAINST THE ACFT, PUNCTURING THE PRESSURE BULKHEAD COMPARTMENT. EXAMINATION OF THE LEFT BRAKE ASSEMBLY REVEALED EVIDENCE OF LEAKING HYDRAULIC FLUID AND AN EMPTY FLUID RESERVOIR. THE 'O' RINGS IN THE LEFT BRAKE MIDDLE PISTON WERE FOUND TO BE 'FLATTENED'
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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