CHI72DEM47

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8A · Atlanta, MI · January 30, 1972

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 30, 1972
Place
Atlanta, MI · ATLANTA, MI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N72008Luscombe 8A
Status
Completed · report February 15, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
165464

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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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3-1928  72/1/30    ATLANTA,MICH        LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1100                    N72008              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 31, 410 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            UNK/NR IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ATLANTA
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ATLANTA,MICH                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNDETERMINED
        REMARKS- NO WITNESSES,NO PLT REPORT OF HOW ACDNT OCCURRED

Aircraft

Registration
N72008
Reported as
Luscombe 8A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Atlanta

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.