Plane Crash List

Cessna 170 N48021

10 January 1998 · Orlando, Florida, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 10 January 1998 at about 17:40 local time, a Cessna 170 registered N48021 was involved in an accident near Orlando, Florida, United States. 3 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 17:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Orlando, Florida, United States
Nearest airport
Orlando Executive (ORL)
Coordinates
28.5494, -81.3010
Aircraft
Cessna 170
Registration
N48021
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Route
Leesburg → Unknown
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
MIA98LA057

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
3 0 0 0 3

Probable cause

failure of the the left brake to operate, due to a bad o-ring; and subsequent failure of the pilot to maintain directional control of the airplane during landing rollout, resulting in a ground loop and subsequent on-ground encounter with terrain.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot was making a wheel landing on runway 25 with the wind from 320 degrees at 5 knots. During the landing, the airplane started to veer to the right. Reportedly, the pilot lost directional control, and the airplane continued to the right. Subsequently, the left main gear collapsed, and the left wing collided with the ground and was damaged. During repair, the left brake master cylinder was determined to be inoperative due to a bad o-ring.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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no coordinates
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