- Date
- August 10, 1973
- Place
- Wheeling, IL · WHEELING, IL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1629BLuscombe 11A
- Status
- Completed · report September 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730810025739A
- Case key
- 189437
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2096 73/8/10 WHEELING,ILL LUSCOMBE 11A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 520 TIME - 2220 N1629B PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 220 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHICAGOLAND DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHEELING,ILL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN COLLIDED WITH: RUNWAY OR APPROACH LIGHTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT FACILITIES: RUNWAY LIGHTING REMARKS- ACFT T/D ABT 55FT SHORT OF RWY.WHEELS AND PROP MADE CTC AT SAME TIME.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1629B
- Reported as
- Luscombe 11A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Chicagoland
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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 N1629B · 1
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