- Date
- March 9, 1972
- Place
- Taos, NM · TAOS, NM
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2830KLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report February 1, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166412
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1445 72/3/9 TAOS,N MEX LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 2060 TIME - 1215 N2830K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TAOS MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP GREELEY,COLO PHOENIX,ARIZ TAOS,N MEX TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS REMARKS- ACFT RAN OFF RWY INTO SOFT SAND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2830K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Taos Municipal
N2830KRegistration cancelled Jan 8, 2022 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental C85 series
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