- Date
- March 14, 1970
- Place
- Shiprock, NM · SHIPROCK, NM
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1252KLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report October 12, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 137769
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1182 70/3/14 SHIPROCK,N MEX LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 247 TIME - 0920 N1252K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHIPROCK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHIPROCK,N MEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1252K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Shiprock
N1252KRegistration cancelled Oct 30, 2021 · Luscombe 8EAirframe modelLuscombe 8EEngine modelContinental C85 series
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