CHI72DEG21

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8A · Mcarthur, OH · October 20, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 20, 1971
Place
Mcarthur, OH · MCARTHUR, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1246BLuscombe 8A
Status
Completed · report August 2, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164021

From the NTSB’s public API. By law, NTSB reports can’t be used as evidence in lawsuits over the accident.

On this page

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
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4327  71/10/20   MCARTHUR,OHIO       LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 45, 173
        TIME - 1745                    N1246B              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VINTON CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAVERLY,OHIO                MCARTHUR,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- APPLIED BRKS ON LDG,LOST CTL,INADVERTANTLY APPLIED PWR,NSD OVER.

Aircraft

Registration
N1246B
Reported as
Luscombe 8A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Vinton Co

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.

Other investigations on N1246B · 1

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.