- Date
- September 4, 1974
- Place
- Gillespie, IL · GILLESPIE, IL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1829KLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report November 6, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740904031039A
- Case key
- 136657
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3077 74/9/4 GILLESPIE,ILL LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 18, 164 TIME - 0945 N1829K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP ELGIN,ILL E ST LOUIS,ILL GILLESPIE,ILL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT REMARKS- PLT STATED UN CTL YAW WITH RUDDER.ONLY 5IN SEPARATE PLT & COPLT RUDDER PEDALS.FLT CTLS CKD OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1829K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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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 N1829K · 2
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