- Date
- July 20, 1968
- Place
- Talkeetna, AK · TALKEETNA, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1786KLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report October 23, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108941
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2871 68/7/20 TALKEETNA,ALAS LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 37, 47 TOTAL TIME - 1630 N1786K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 17 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PETERSVILLE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL REMARKS- UNAUTHORIZED LNDG ON SHORT STRIP.PLT LANDED FAST,BRAKED EXCESSIVELY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1786K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Petersville
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