- Date
- March 14, 1976
- Place
- Keene, TX · KEENE, TX
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N28617Luscombe 8C
- Status
- Completed · report May 3, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760314006469A
- Case key
- 153117
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0615 76/3/14 KEENE,TX LUSCOMBE 8C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 46, 262 TIME - 0900 N28617 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - S.U.COLLEGE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KEENE,TX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION POWERPLANT - FUEL SYSTEM: CARBURETOR MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPER ALIGNMENT/ADJUSTMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- IDLE ADJUSTED TOO LOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28617
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- S.U.College
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N28617 · 2
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