Event MIA83LA243

1983-09-16 ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida, United States Airport · SGJ None 1 aircraft Status: Completed

Registry · N66524

FAA Aircraft Registry record.

Make / Model

BOEING A75N1(PT17)

Year of manufacture

1943 · 40 years old at event

Engine

CONT MOTOR W670 SERIES (250 hp)

Seats / Engines

2 seats · 1 engine

Last airworthiness date

19661115

ADS-B equipped

Yes — Mode-S A8C987

Registrant of record

WORLD WAR II PRIMARY FLIGHT TRAINING LLC

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

N66524 Boeing A75N1 None

Factual narrative

ON THE PREVIOUS FLT, THE PLT NOTED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE WAS WEAKER THAN THE RIGHT BRAKE. BEFORE TAKING OFF AGAIN, HE ADDED FLUID TO THE LEFT BRAKE SYS. AFTER FLYING ABOUT 1 HR, HE RETURNED & LANDED. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE LEFT BRAKE FAILED TO OPERATE. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT & THE LEFT WING & AILERON WERE DAMAGED. THE PASSENGER STATED THAT THE PLT WAS AWARE THAT THE LEFT BRAKE WAS LEAKING BEFORE THE FLT. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1983_MIA83LA243.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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