- Date
- October 4, 1975
- Place
- Hanksville, UT · HANKSVILLE, UT
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1797KLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report November 21, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751004034189A
- Case key
- 151111
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3236 75/10/4 NR.HANKSVILLE,UT LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1840 TIME - 1530 N1797K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HITE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP MOAB,UT BOULDER CITY,NV HANKSVILLE,UT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 70 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 75 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR REMARKS- DA 5500FT.ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFT OVR HI BLUFF AT APCH END OF STRIP.TAILWHEEL HIT RWY LIP.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1797K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hite
FAA reports on this event · 1
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