# NTSB Accident IAD97LA013
> **Cessna 140** · 1996-10-26 · WAKEFIELD, VA, USA · NONE
## Event
- **NTSB number:** IAD97LA013
- **Event ID:** 20001208X06909
- **Type:** Accident
- **Date:** 1996-10-26
- **Location:** WAKEFIELD, VA, USA
- **Coordinates:** 36.959011, -76.979255
## Injuries
- **Highest injury:** NONE
- **Fatal:** 0
- **Serious:** 0
- **Minor:** 0
- **Uninjured:** 2
- **Total aboard:** 2
## Aircraft
- **Make:** Cessna
- **Model:** 140
- **Registration:** N83N
- **FAR Part:** 091
- **Engines:** 1
- **Damage:** SUBS
## Conditions
- **Light:** DAYL
- **Weather:** VMC
## Probable cause

uncommanded operation of the parking brake, due to a missing tension spring, which resulted in locked brakes and subsequent nose over of the airplane during landing.

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