- Date
- June 25, 1972
- Place
- Pittsfield, IL · PITTSFIELD, IL
- Injuries
- 3 uninjured
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167204
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2826 72/6/25 PITTSFIELD,ILL LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 2040 TIME - 1200 N1776K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 408 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 1 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHUSTER'S DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST.LOUIS,MO PITTSFIELD,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- JUST LNDD,HOLDING ABT 4FT FRM RWY EDGE.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2826 72/6/25 PITTSFIELD,ILL STITS SA-3A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 1205 TIME - 1200 N1039Z PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 2 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHUSTER'S DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST.LOUIS,MO PITTSFIELD,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- 50FT WIDE RWY,SWERVED INTO LUSCOMBE N1776K.
Aircraft · 2
- Registration
- N1039Z
- Reported as
- Stits SA-3A
- Category
- Airplane, amateur-built
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Schuster'S
N1039ZRegistration cancelled Apr 29, 2013 · Wade Stits SA3AAirframe modelWade Stits SA3AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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.
- Registration
- N1776K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Schuster'S
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.