Pezetel M-18A N7643J

Summary

On 27 July 1996 at about 13:00 local time, a Pezetel M-18A registered N7643J was involved in an accident near McGehee, Arkansas, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

27 July 1996 at 13:00

Classification

Accident

Location

McGehee, Arkansas, United States

Nearest airport

McGehee Municipal (7M1)

Coordinates

33.6201, -91.3900

Aircraft

Pezetel M-18A

Registration

N7643J

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

FTW96LA325

1 person had minor injuries.

failure of the brake system for undetermined reason(s), which resulted in a loss of directional control and a subsequent encounter with a ditch.

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

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The pilot reported to an FAA inspector that he experienced a complete brake system failure as he applied the brakes during the landing roll. In telephone interviews with the investigator-in-charge, the pilot stated that 'after touchdown on runway 36, he noticed that he had no brakes; however, he had hydraulic pressure.' The pilot was not able to maintain directional control, and the airplane went off the right side of the runway and came to a stop in a ditch. According to the operator, the brake failure was due to failure of the hydraulic brake system for undetermined reason. At the time of the accident, the airplane had accumulated a total of 748 flight hours since new.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.