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SEA82DA116

1982-07-17 · SHERIDAN, Oregon, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Airport 44S

Aircraft involved

Factual narrative

THE AIRCRAFT WAS ON A FUNCTIONAL CHECK FLIGHT. ACCORDING TO THE PILOT AND A WITNESS (EMPLOYED BY THE PILOT), THE LEFT BRAKE WAS LOCKED DURING TOUCHDOWN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE AIRCRAFT NOSED OVER AND A GROUND FIRE ERUPTED WHICH DESTROYED THE PLANE. THE PILOT REPORTED THAT THE LEFT BRAKE HAD LOCKED DUE TO RUST AND CORROSION AND THAT THE AIRCRAFT LOGBOOKS WERE DESTROYED IN THE FIRE. Source: NTSB Aviation Accident Database (Pre-2008 Archive) Retrieved: 2026-02-12

Verbatim from NTSB's published report. Source file NTSB_1982_SEA82DA116.txt. Findings + structured fields enriched from FAA avall.mdb. Full investigation docket on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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