Accident · 1992-04-24

NTSB case LAX92LA187 · PIPER PA-34-200 · Part 91

What the record says

Event date: 1992-04-24
Event type: Accident
Highest injury level: No injuries
Aircraft: PIPER PA-34-200 (N55296)
Operating rule: Part 91
Operator: FALCON AVIATION HOLDINGS, LLC Operator named in NTSB report
Operated by (per NTSB report): FALCON AVIATION, INC.

Probable cause

THE INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF THE AIRPLANE'S BRAKES SYSTEM BY MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL AND THE MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL NOT REPLACING BRAKE LININGS THAT WERE WORN BEYOND THEIR SERVICE LIMITS. THE RUNWAY LIGHTS AND FENCE THAT WERE IN THE AIRPLANE'S GROUND PATH AFTER IT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY WERE FACTORS IN THE ACCIDENT.

Source: NTSB case LAX92LA187

Flight crew

Flight-crew details for this event aren't in the NTSB database extract we hold (its coverage starts with 2008 events) — a gap in our data, not an absence of crew.

Facts as the NTSB records them — GroundCheck adds no judgement. Preliminary records may be revised as the investigation proceeds.

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