| Crash location | 41.025278°N, 80.413333°W
Reported location is a long distance from the NTSB's reported nearest city. This often means that the location has a typo, or is incorrect. |
| Nearest city | New Castle, PA
40.751755°N, 76.258002°W 217.8 miles away |
| Tail number | N7079Q |
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| Accident date | 16 Jan 2015 |
| Aircraft type | Cessna 172L |
| Additional details: | None |
According to the pilot, he landed the airplane on the centerline of the runway and the airplane began to veer to the left. He applied right rudder pressure; however, the airplane continued to the left. It traveled off the left side of the runway and came to rest inverted in a ditch, which resulted in substantial damage to the fuselage and right wing. The pilot indicated that the left brake "locked up" during the accident sequence. A postaccident examination of the airplane revealed that there were no malfunctions or anomalies with the brake system that would have precluded normal operation prior to the accident.
Pilot's inadequate control of the airplane during the landing roll, which resulted in a runway excursion.