ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 330865
| Date: | Friday 19 February 1971 |
| Time: | 09:15 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47B-25-DK (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | E.W. Brown |
| Registration: | N99H |
| MSN: | 32588/15840 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1945 |
| Engine model: | Pratt & Whitney R-1830-90C |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Houston, TX -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Test |
| Departure airport: | Houston (unknown airport), TX |
| Houston (unknown airport), TX | |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
The right main gear brake dragged on takeoff, forcing the pilot to make an intentional ground loop to avoid trees. The plane sustained irreparable damage. The braking assembly had been changed and adjusted two days prior to the accident.
PROBABLE CAUSE:
airframe - landing gear: braking system (normal system)
miscellaneous acts,conditions - improper clearance-tolerance
personnel - maintenance,servicing,inspection: inadequate maintenance and inspection
pilot in command - delayed action in aborting takeoff
miscellaneous - evasive maneuver to avoid collision
miscellaneous acts,conditions - intentional ground-water-loop-swerve
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB
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