- Date
- February 4, 1978
- Place
- Salem, MI · SALEM, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N71531Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report April 17, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780204001299A
- Case key
- 143768
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0271 78/2/4 SALEM, MI LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 53, 1533 TIME - 1645 N71531 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 538 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SALEM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SALEM, MI SALEM, MI TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND PITCH CONTROL PROBLEM REMARKS- PLT STATED HE SUSPECTS WHEEL CHOCKS SLIPPED DOWN AGAINST BACK SIDE OF CONTROL STICK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71531
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Salem
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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.