- Date
- December 30, 1979
- Place
- Indian Valley, VA · INDIAN VALLEY, VA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N45765Luscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report March 3, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791230036539A
- Case key
- 132113
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3476 79/12/30 INDIAN VALLEY,VA LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 298 TIME - 1000 N45765 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 152 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FOREST,VA INDIAN VALLEY,VA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD REMARKS- PIC FIRST LNDG ON 650 FT STRIP.NO EVIDENCE OF HARD LNDG.NO PENETRATION OF WELD ON RMG TIEROD BRKT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45765
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Private Strip
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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.