- Date
- March 31, 1974
- Place
- White Cloud, MI · WHITE CLOUD, MI
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N45475Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report May 1, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740331007309A
- Case key
- 186514
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0576 74/3/31 WHITE CLOUD,MICH LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 1795 TIME - 1530 N45475 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 128 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITE CLOUD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GRAND HAVEN,MICH WHITE CLOUD,MICH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY REMARKS- SOFT FLD LDG,SNOW DEEPER THAN ANTICIPATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45475
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- White Cloud
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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.