DEN77DTE65

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8E · Colorado Sprgs, CO · July 10, 1977

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 10, 1977
Place
Colorado Sprgs, CO · COLORADO SPRGS, CO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1130BLuscombe 8E
Status
Completed · report September 28, 1977
Report
Brief approved by the director
FAA report
19770710023429A
Case key
146283

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2062  77/7/10    COLORADO SPRGS,CO   LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1920                    N1130B              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWLAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLORADO SPRGS, CO          LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- PILOT TRIED TO STRETCH GLIDE.

Aircraft

Registration
N1130B
Reported as
Luscombe 8E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Meadowlake

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FAA reports on this event · 1

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Other investigations on N1130B · 1

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