SHERIDAN, OR, USA
N4758N
BEECH C45G
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
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