- Date
- May 27, 1969
- Place
- Lockport, IL · LOCKPORT, IL
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1881BLuscombe 8F
- Status
- Completed · report July 24, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179252
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1648 69/5/27 LOCKPORT,ILL LUSCOMBE 8F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 24, 51 TOTAL TIME - 1745 N1881B PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEWIS-LOCKPORT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WRONG PART MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER CLEARANCE-TOLERANCE REMARKS- R BRAKE PUSH ROD 1/8 IN LONGER THAN ORIGINAL ROD.ACFT FLOWN 6 HRS SINCE BRAKE MAINT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1881B
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lewis-Lockport
N1881BRegistration cancelled Sep 10, 2014 · Luscombe 8FAirframe modelLuscombe 8FEngine modelContinental C90 series
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Other investigations on N1881B · 1
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