- Date
- October 18, 1967
- Place
- San Angelo, TX · SAN ANGELO, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2488KLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113348
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3869 67/10/18 SAN ANGELO,TEX LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 550 TIME - 0745 N2488K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 475 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MATHIS FIELD 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 PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED TO USE BRAKES ON LEFT SIDE OF COCKPIT WHILE CHANGING SEATS FROM RIGHT SIDE TO LEFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2488K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mathis Field
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