CHI71FDJ13

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8E · Cottage Grove, WI · August 19, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 19, 1970
Place
Cottage Grove, WI · COTTAGE GROVE, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N39028Luscombe 8E
Status
Completed · report June 7, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
111783

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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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3-3310  70/8/19    COTTAGE GROVE,WIS   LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 85 TOTAL
        TIME - 1232                    N39028              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN HOFF
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JANESVILLE,WIS              COTTAGE GROVE,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- 3RD GO-AROUND.LNDD IN HEAVY FOLIAGE APRX 150FT OFF END OF RWY

Aircraft

Registration
N39028
Reported as
Luscombe 8E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Van Hoff

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