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Piper PA-18-150 N400MA

20 July 1999 · Lamar, Colorado, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 20 July 1999 at about 21:30 local time, a Piper PA-18-150 registered N400MA was involved in an accident near Lamar, Colorado, United States. One person was 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 21:30
Classification
Accident
Location
Lamar, Colorado, United States
Nearest airport
(Private-No Name)
Coordinates
38.0800, -102.6102
Aircraft
Piper PA-18-150
Registration
N400MA
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Unknown
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
DEN99LA124

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

The left brake locked during takeoff roll for undetermined reasons.

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

Read the full NTSB narrative

During takeoff roll on a test flight following maintenance in which the aircraft was not flown for an extended period of time, the left brake locked and the pilot aborted the takeoff. During the abort, the aircraft nosed over. The cause of the brake locking could not be determined.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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