- Date
- July 11, 1972
- Place
- Littleton, CO · LITTLETON, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N45827Luscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167239
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3211 72/7/11 LITTLETON,COLO LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1666 TIME - 0905 N45827 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 280 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ARAPAHOE COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION EAST COLFAX,COLO 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 REMARKS- WHEEL LDG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45827
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Arapahoe County
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