CHI72FEG37

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8E · Bidwell, OH · May 21, 1972

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
May 21, 1972
Place
Bidwell, OH · BIDWELL, OH
Injuries
1 minor, 1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2747KLuscombe 8E
Status
Completed · report February 13, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
166545

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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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3-1782  72/5/21    BIDWELL,OHIO        LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 494
        TIME - 1130                    N2747K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 11 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SOD STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          XENIA,OHIO                  BIDWELL,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: CROP                                      LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        REMARKS- HIT TALL WHEAT OFF END OF STRIP.

Aircraft

Registration
N2747K
Reported as
Luscombe 8E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Sod Strip

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.