SERS · Oehling QUESTAIR VENTURE · 1999-12-04 · AUBURN, CA, USA
Event
NTSB number
LAX00LA048
Event ID
20001212X20260
Type
Accident
Date
1999-12-04
Location
AUBURN, CA, USA
Coordinates
39.000015, -121.09053
Injuries
Highest injury
SERS
Fatal
0
Serious
1
Minor
0
Uninjured
0
Total aboard
1
Aircraft
Make
Oehling
Model
QUESTAIR VENTURE
Registration
N3QV
FAR Part
091
Engines
1
Damage
SUBS
Conditions
Light
DAYL
Weather
VMC
Probable cause
The owner/builder's failure to properly bleed the brake system following replacement of the right brake line, which caused the right brake to not function and led to the pilot's inability to maintain directional control.