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| Date: | Saturday 27 July 1996 |
| Time: | 08:00 LT |
| Type: |  PZL M-18A Dromader |
| Owner/operator: | Private |
| Registration: | N7643J |
| MSN: | 1Z025-18 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1984 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 748 hours |
| Engine model: | Pzl-Kalisz PZL ASZ-62IR |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Mcgehee, AR -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Agricultural |
| Departure airport: | (7M1) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
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.
Probable Cause: failure of the brake system for undetermined reason(s), which resulted in a loss of directional control and a subsequent encounter with a ditch.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB FTW96LA325
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| 3 July 2013 | N7643J | Valley Air Service Inc | 0 | Caldwell, ID (ID00) | |
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