- Date
- August 28, 1966
- Place
- Littleton, CO · LITTLETON, CO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1095KLuscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121703
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2501 66/8/28 LITTLETON COLO LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 0715 N1095K PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 28, 2780 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLUMBINE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- LEFT SPRING ON TAIL WHEEL CONTROL FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1095K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Columbine
N1095KRegistration cancelled Dec 5, 2020 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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Other investigations on N1095K · 1
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