- Date
- June 23, 1981
- Place
- Hughes, AK · HUGHES, AK
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1949BLuscombe 8F
- Status
- Completed · report August 10, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810623038699A
- Case key
- 125690
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1471 81/6/23 NR.HUGHES,AK LUSCOMBE 8F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 622 TIME - 0830 N1949B PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 562 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - 70 MI HOGATZA RVR DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HUGHES,AK HUGHES,AK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: AIRSPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY REMARKS- WIND CALM.A/S INDICATOR HAD HAIRLINE CRACK IN GLASS CASE,WATER FD IN INSTRUMENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1949B
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- 70 Mi Hogatza Rvr
FAA reports on this event · 1
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