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| Date: | Wednesday 24 July 1991 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Cessna 206 |
| Owner/operator: | Silver Bay Logging |
| Registration: | N8295Q |
| MSN: | U20603156 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1976 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 4716 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental IO-520-F |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Cube Cove, AK -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Executive |
| Departure airport: | Corner Bay, AK |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE PILOT APPLIED FULL BRAKES. THE PILOT THEN LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AND THE AIRPLANE NOSED OVER ON ITS BACK. EXAMINATION OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM REVEALED A STRESS CRACK UNDER THE SLEEVE WHICH CAUSED A COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED BY THE PILOT.
Probable Cause: A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKE SYSTEM DUE TO A CRACK IN THE BRAKE LINES. CONTRIBUTING TO THE ACCIDENT WAS THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT ADEQUATELY MAINTAINED BY COMPANY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL.
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB ANC91LA106
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 19-Mar-2024 19:30 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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