NTSB CHI88LA078 — 1988-03-20 · SEBEWAING, Michigan, United States

Current FAA registration · N66717

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

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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