Plane Crash List

Cessna 140A N76731

25 September 1999 · Tyler, Texas, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 25 September 1999 at about 15:00 local time, a Cessna 140A registered N76731 was involved in an accident near Tyler, Texas, United States. 2 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 15:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Tyler, Texas, United States
Nearest airport
Tyler Pounds Field (TYR)
Coordinates
32.3193, -95.3001
Aircraft
Cessna 140A
Registration
N76731
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
FTW99LA268

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

The locked left brake, which made normal braking impossible, and resulted in the airplane nosing down.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

The pilot reported he was landing his tailwheel airplane on an asphalt runway. During the landing roll, he applied the brakes, but when he released brake pressure, the left brake remained engaged, pulling the airplane to the left side of the runway. He applied the right brake to compensate. When the airplane slowed, it nosed down.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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