- Date
- February 1, 1971
- Place
- Bandera, TX · BANDERA, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2853KLuscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report November 2, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160046
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0274 71/2/1 BANDERA,TEX LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 148 TIME - 1515 N2853K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING L RANCH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BANDERA,TEX 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 LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- ACFT VEERED L,WHEEL ENTERED HOLE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2853K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Flying L Ranch
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Other investigations on N2853K · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB ATL95LA125Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportWilliamson, GAThe pilot in command's failure to compensate for wind conditions which resulted in a failure to maintain control of the aircraft when a windshear was encountered.NTSB IAD75A1031|IAD75AI031Accident · 1 fatalClosedPolkton, NC