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NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8E · Wadesboro, NC · July 19, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
July 19, 1970
Place
Wadesboro, NC · WADESBORO, NC
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N25295Luscombe 8E
Status
Completed · report May 22, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
109492

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3088  70/7/19    WADESBORO,NC        LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1250
        TIME - 1330                    N25295              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 290 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE-UNNAMED
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TIMMONSVILLE,NC             WADESBORO,NC                 WADESBORO,NC
        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'S FIRST FLT IN ACFT SINCE BRAKES WERE TIGHTENED AND HE USED EXCESSIVE BRK PRESSURE TO SLOW ACF

Aircraft

Registration
N25295
Reported as
Luscombe 8E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Private-Unnamed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.