- Date
- September 27, 1970
- Place
- Waxhaw, NC · WAXHAW, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N77842Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report July 8, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 158586
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3862 70/9/27 WAXHAW,NC LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 45, 30 TOTAL TIME - 1510 N77842 PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TOWNSEND FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WAXHAW,NC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED TAKEOFF: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GUST LOCKS ENGAGED REMARKS- R CTL STICK TIED BACK WITH R SAFETY BELT.ACFT DRIFTED OFF RWY,STALLED INTO DIRT BANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77842
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Townsend Field
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