- Date
- October 1, 1973
- Place
- Kilbourne, LA · KILBOURNE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2129BLuscombe 8F
- Status
- Completed · report November 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19731001034479A
- Case key
- 188436
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2976 73/10/1 KILBOURNE,LA LUSCOMBE 8F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1745 N2129B PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 30, 633 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 15 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JOYCE FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KILBOURNE,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- PLT INADVERTENTLY APPLIED BRAKES RESULTING FROM WEARING NEW HUNTING BOOTS.ACFT HEEL BRAKE EQPD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2129B
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Joyce Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.