- Date
- October 17, 1965
- Place
- Arvin, CA · ARVIN, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1492KLuscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report February 3, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175389
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3637 65/10/17 ARVIN CALIF LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 139 TIME - 1100 N1492K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 111 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GARRIOTT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND REMARKS- LEFT BRAKE CABLE IMPROPERLY ADJUSTED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1492K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Garriott
N1492KRegistration cancelled Jun 27, 2012 · Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8AAirframe modelSilvaire LUSCOMBE 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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Other investigations on N1492K · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.