- Date
- July 11, 1969
- Place
- Graford, TX · GRAFORD, TX
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1201KLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report September 11, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 169380
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2276 69/7/11 GRAFORD,TEX LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 578 TIME - 1800 N1201K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 472 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FOX HOLLOW TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- FLYING ACFT FROM RIGHT SEAT. NO BRAKES AVAILABLE.REACHED ACROSS,APPLIED EXCESSIVE L BRAKE W/L FOOT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1201K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fox Hollow
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