Event CHI88LA078

1988-03-20 SEBEWAING, Michigan, United States Airport · 98G None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N66717

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

CESSNA 172P

Year of manufacture

1983 · 5 years old at event

Seats / Engines

4 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19830518

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A8D0D5

Registrant of record

SHERMAN AVIATION LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N66717 Cessna 172P None

Factual narrative

THE PLT RPRTD THAT WHEN HE LANDED, THE ACFT BOUNCED TWICE & WENT STRAIGHT FORWARD FOR ABOUT 200 FT. WHEN HE APPLIED BRAKES, THE ACFT VEERED TO THE LEFT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WENT OFF THE RUNWAY & INTO A DITCH WHERE THE NOSE GEAR COLLAPSED. THE PLT BELIEVED THE LEFT BRAKE LOCKED UP WHEN HE APPLIED BRAKES, BUT NO BRAKE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS FOUND. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1988_CHI88LA078.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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