- Date
- September 1, 1973
- Place
- Van Buren, AR · VAN BUREN, AR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N71153Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730901025359A
- Case key
- 188737
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2050 73/9/1 VAN BUREN,ARK LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 84 TOTAL TIME - 1045 N71153 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - INDUST.AVIATION DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TULSA,OKLA VAN BUREN,ARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFING RECEIVED-METHOD UNKNOWN WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE LEFT CROSS WIND 248-292 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 90 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- PLT TOT TIME IN TYPE 2 HRS,NO FLT TIME LAST 90 DAYS.STATED WIND GUST OCCURRED AT LEVEL OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71153
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Indust.Aviation
N71153Registration cancelled May 3, 2013 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N71153 · 3
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