- Date
- August 15, 1970
- Place
- Bettles, AK · BETTLES, AK
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N72089Luscomb 8A
- Status
- Completed · report June 8, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 187023
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3337 70/8/15 BETTLES,ALAS LUSCOMB 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 1055 TIME - 1230 N72089 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1025 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FISH CREEK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAIRBANKS,ALAS BETTLES,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72089
- Reported as
- Luscomb 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fish Creek
N72089Registration cancelled Mar 16, 2018 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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