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MKC85LA156

1985-07-15 · HARRISON, Arkansas, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

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AFTER AN EN ROUTE STOP, ON A X-COUNTRY FLT, THE STUDENT PLT WAS TAXIING TO TAKEOFF AGAIN. WHILE PROCEEDING NORTHBOUND WITH A LEFT X-WIND, THE PLT APPLIED BRAKING ACTION TO SLOW THE ACFT FOR A TURN. AT ABOUT THAT TIME, THE ACFT VEERED TO THE RIGHT, WENT DOWN AN EMBANKMENT & INTO A DITCH, THEN NOSED OVER. THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE BRAKES & RUDDER WERE INEFFECTIVE IN THE X-WND. A WITNESS SAID THAT HE FELT THE PLT WAS TAXIING TOO FAST. NO PRE-ACDNT PART FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION WAS REPORTED. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1985_MKC85LA156.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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