CHI69D0514

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8F · Menominee, MI · March 3, 1969

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 3, 1969
Place
Menominee, MI · MENOMINEE, MI
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9914CLuscombe 8F
Status
Completed · report May 29, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
190994

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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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3-0651   69/3/3    MENOMINEE,MICH      LUSCOMBE 8F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 3200
        TIME - 1815                    N9914C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MENOMINEE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- SKI TIPS STRUCK ICE BERM.

Aircraft

Registration
N9914C
Reported as
Luscombe 8F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Menominee County

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.