- Date
- November 27, 1976
- Place
- Manchester, MI · MANCHESTER, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1339BLuscombe 8F
- Status
- Completed · report January 20, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761127037859A
- Case key
- 156417
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3469 76/11/27 MANCHESTER,MI LUSCOMBE 8F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 631 TIME - 1430 N1339B PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 451 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ROSSETTIE FARM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MANCHESTER,MI LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY REMARKS- WET SOFT FLD COVERED W WHEAT STUBBLE. UN CLB OVR PWR LINE, ATMTD FLY UNDER. HIT FARM EQUIPMENT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1339B
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Rossettie Farm
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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.