- Date
- July 10, 1970
- Place
- Holland, MI · HOLLAND, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1268KLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report May 13, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 114899
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2968 70/7/10 HOLLAND,MICH LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1302 N1268K PX- 0 0 0 FERRY AGE 26, 1777 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PARK TOWNSHIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SHAWANO LAKE,WIS BAY CITY,MICH HOLLAND,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION OVERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- FLOATS HIT BEACH. PLT HAD 7 HRS IN FLOAT EQUIPPED ACFT, NO TIME IN TYPE BEFORE THIS FLT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1268K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Park Township
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