CHI67F0565

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8A · Superior, WI · April 9, 1967

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 9, 1967
Place
Superior, WI · SUPERIOR, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N25394Luscombe 8A
Status
Completed · report September 1, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117551

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1157   67/4/9    SUPERIOR,WIS        LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 28, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N25394              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RICHARD I BONG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N25394
Reported as
Luscombe 8A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Richard I Bong

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.