- Date
- May 20, 1973
- Place
- Middleton, WI · MIDDLETON, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N71318Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report July 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730520014049A
- Case key
- 190489
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1268 73/5/20 MIDDLETON,WIS LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 129 TIME - 1735 N71318 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MOREY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MIDDLETON,WIS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- RWY 30FT WIDE,ACFT VEERED L,PLT OVRCORRECTED,DPTD RWY TO R ONTO SOFT AREA.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71318
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Morey
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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 N71318 · 1
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