- Date
- May 11, 1975
- Place
- Marquette, MI · MARQUETTE, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1117BLuscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report June 17, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750511011589A
- Case key
- 148459
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1017 75/5/11 MARQUETTE,MI LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 357 TIME - 0915 N1117B PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LEO GLASS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MARQUETTE,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD REMARKS- SAND,CLAY,ROCK RWY.MAIN GR SANK IN SOFT SANDY SPOT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1117B
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Leo Glass
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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.