- Date
- August 3, 1970
- Place
- Palm Sprngs, CA · PALM SPRNGS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2018KLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report May 24, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109850
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3120 70/8/3 PALM SPRNGS,CALIF LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 42, 102 TIME - 1038 N2018K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 31 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PALM SPRINGS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PALM SPRNGS,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS FACTOR(S) PERSONNEL - AIRPORT SUPERVISORY PERSONNEL: IMPROPER INSPECTION OF FACILITIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- WIRE ENTANGLED EXPOSED BRAKE CABLE RESULTED IN UNWANTED BRAKE APPLICATION.CONST EQUIP ON TAXIWAYS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2018K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Palm Springs
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