- Date
- November 10, 1968
- Place
- Torrance, CA · TORRANCE, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N45902Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report February 17, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107685
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4389 68/11/10 TORRANCE,CALIF LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 825 TIME - 1135 N45902 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL TOTAL HOURS, 52 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TORRANCE TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS DUAL STUDENT - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION REMARKS- STUDENT MISUSED BRAKES. NO BRAKES ON RT SIDE FOR INSTRUCTOR.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45902
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Torrance
N45902Registration cancelled Jul 24, 2012 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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Other investigations on N45902 · 2
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