- Date
- April 21, 1979
- Place
- Lanesville, IN · LANESVILLE, IN
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2698KLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report May 31, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790421007439A
- Case key
- 136569
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0714 79/4/21 NR.LANESVILLE,IN LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 801 TIME - 1100 N2698K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 8 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LANESVILLE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LANESVILLE,IN JEFFERSONVILLE,IN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION PROPELLER/ROTOR FAILURE: PROPELLER TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: BLADES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY PROP/ENGINE VIBRATION REMARKS- UNIVERSAL PROPELLER MODEL 72A48 BLADE TIP SEPARATED.AVOIDING ELECTRICAL WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2698K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Lanesville
N2698KRegistration cancelled May 7, 2022 · Luscombe 8EAirframe modelLuscombe 8EEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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Other investigations on N2698K · 2
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