- Date
- September 16, 1971
- Place
- Elkhart, IN · ELKHART, IN
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N71375Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report July 31, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164081
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4302 71/9/16 ELKHART,IND LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 53, 329 TIME - 1810 N71375 PX- 0 0 0 TEST TOTAL HOURS, 164 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MISHAWAKA FLYING DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ELKHART,IND LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: AILERON AND AILERON TAB CONTROL SYSTEM MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CROSSED REMARKS- AILERON CABLES REVERSED DURG INSTALLATION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71375
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mishawaka Flying
N71375Registration cancelled Nov 13, 2014 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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