Beechcraft 35-A33 N431T

Summary

On 13 November 1988 at about 20:10 local time, a Beechcraft 35-A33 registered N431T was involved in an accident near Marietta, Georgia, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

13 November 1988 at 20:10

Classification

Accident

Location

Marietta, Georgia, United States

Nearest airport

McCollum (8A4)

Coordinates

34.0209, -84.6101

Aircraft

Beechcraft 35-A33

Registration

N431T

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Marietta → Cartersville

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

ATL89LA032

1 person had minor injuries.

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 PREFLT 'RUN-UP' AT THE END OF THE ACTIVE RWY, THE RIGHT BRAKE FAILED AND THE AIRPLANE PIVOTED LEFT WHILE THE ENGINE WAS AT A HIGH POWER SETTING. THE PLT RPTED THAT THINGS HAPPENED SO FAST THAT HE MAY HAVE ADDED POWER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REDUCE POWER. HE ALSO STATED THAT HE CONTINUED TO PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDALS CAUSING THE ACFT TO TURN TO THE LEFT TOWARDS A STEEP BANK. THE ACFT ROLLED APPROX 200 FT AND OVERTURNED ON THE SIDE OF AN EMBANKMENT. INVESTIGATION REVEALED THAT THE RIGHT BRAKE HOSE HAD RUPTURED AT THE CALIPER WHICH CAUSED THE LOSS OF RIGHT BRAKE FLUID/PRESSURE. THE BRAKE HOSE WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT, 28 YEARS OLD. AN ANNUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED 5 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.