# NTSB Accident LAX96LA327
> **Piper PA-28-140** · 1996-09-02 · KERNVILLE, CA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** LAX96LA327
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06768
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-09-02
- **Location:** KERNVILLE, CA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 35.729679, -118.389617
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 3
- **Total aboard:** 3
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Piper
- **Model:** PA-28-140
- **Registration:** N5480F
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

brake failure due to a stripped brake fitting that allowed the brake fluid to leak out of the system.  The failure of maintenance personnel to detect and repair the faulty brake line during the last 100-hour inspection, and the pilot's failure to perform a go-around were factors in this accident.

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