- Date
- March 24, 1973
- Place
- Lake Orion, MI · LAKE ORION, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2401KLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report April 24, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730324009269A
- Case key
- 163145
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0578 73/3/24 LAKE ORION,MICH LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1320 N2401K PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 44, 2200 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 83 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OAKLAND-ORION DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE ORION,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- PIC AT CONTROLS FROM RIGHT SEAT NO BRAKES INSTALLED IN THAT POSITION.HIT DRIFTED SNOW ON RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2401K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Oakland-Orion
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N2401K · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.