- Date
- February 20, 1977
- Place
- Rockbridge, OH · ROCKBRIDGE, OH
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N77963Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770220003549A
- Case key
- 157790
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2261 77/2/20 NR.ROCKBRIDGE,OH LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 82 TOTAL TIME - 1800 N77963 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 41 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ROCKBRIDGE,OH MANSFIELD,OH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK TAKEOFF: ABORTED NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED REMARKS- TKOF FRM SHORT FARM FLD AFTR PREC LDG DUE WX.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77963
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N77963Registration cancelled Dec 29, 2017 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental C85 series
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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.