- Date
- August 10, 1972
- Place
- West Liberty, OH · WEST LIBERTY, OH
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N28564Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167898
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3111 72/8/10 WEST LIBERTY,OHIO LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 64, 2169 TIME - 1230 N28564 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1834 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLUFFTON,OHIO SPRINGFIELD,OHIO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT UNUSUAL NOISE REMARKS- HEARD LOUD NOISE,THOUGHT HE WAS HAVING TROUBLE.NO OTHER INDICATION.SHUT ENG DOWN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28564
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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