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Gulfstream G-164A N8939H

10 March 1983 · Cortez, Colorado, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 10 March 1983 at about 20:00 local time, a Gulfstream G-164A registered N8939H was involved in an accident near Cortez, Colorado, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Cortez, Colorado, United States
Coordinates
37.3494, -108.5692
Aircraft
Gulfstream G-164A
Registration
N8939H
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 137: Agricultural
Purpose of flight
Aerial Application
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN83LA078

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

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 NOSED OVER DURING LANDING. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT THE LEFT BRAKE WAS LOCKED AT TOUCHDOWN. TO COMPENSATE THE PILOT APPLIED THE RIGHT BRAKE. THE RAPID STOPPING OF THE ACFT CAUSED IT TO NOSE OVER. THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS INSPECTED AND NO REASON COULD BE FOUND FOR THE INADVERTANT LOCKING OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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