NTSB LAX87LA278 — 1987-07-24 · STRATHMORE, California, United States

Current FAA registration · N3884D

Make / Model: CESSNA 182A
Year of manufacture: 1957 · 30 years old at event
Engine: CONT MOTOR O-470 SERIES (230 hp)
Seats / Engines: 4 seats · 1 engine
Last airworthiness date: 19570726
ADS-B equipped: Yes — Mode-S A47BEA

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N3884D Cessna 182A None

Factual narrative

DURING A CROSS COUNTRY FLIGHT, UPON LANDING, THE AIRCRAFT TOUCHED-DOWN APPROX 500 FT FROM THE APPROACH END OF THE RWY. THE PLT LOST DIRECTIONAL CONTROL OF THE ACFT WHEN HE STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE RUNWAY ON WHICH THE ACFT LANDED IS APPROX 2000 FT LONG. DENSITY ALTITUDE FOR THAT DAY WAS COMPUTED TO BE 2000 FT, WITH A TEMP OF 81 DEGREES. AS STATED IN THE CESSNA OPERATION MANUAL, THIS ACFT REQUIRES APPROX 1375 FT OF GROUND ROLL, WITH 40 DEGREES OF FLAPS, AND A STANDARD TEMP OF 59 DEGRESS. THE ACFT WAS LANDED WITH NO FLAPS EXTENDED. THERE WERE NO MECHANICAL FAILURES OR MALFUNCTIONS REPORTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1987_LAX87LA278.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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