- Date
- August 14, 1977
- Place
- Louisburg, NC · LOUISBURG, NC
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2725KLuscombe 8F
- Status
- Completed · report October 11, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770814025509A
- Case key
- 146325
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2158 77/8/14 LOUISBURG,NC LUSCOMBE 8F CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 688 TIME - 1130 N2725K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BALL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KNIGHTDALE,NC LOUISBURG,NC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT WIRES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2725K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Ball
N2725KRegistration cancelled Aug 27, 2012 · Luscombe 8FAirframe modelLuscombe 8FEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.