- Date
- August 24, 1975
- Place
- Gonzales, LA · GONZALES, LA
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N25168Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750824027919A
- Case key
- 150928
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2413 75/8/24 GONZALES,LA LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 58, 548 TIME - 1330 N25168 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 90 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DENHAM DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GONZALES,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: WET RUNWAY AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FAILED TO USE ALL AVAILABLE RUNWAY REMARKS- STANDING WATER & MUD ON RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N25168
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Denham
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.