- Date
- June 19, 1972
- Place
- Pacoima, CA · PACOIMA, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1878KLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report February 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166920
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2071 72/6/19 PACOIMA,CALIF LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 178 TIME - 1530 N1878K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 98 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WHITEMAN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PACOIMA,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1878K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Whiteman
N1878KRegistration cancelled Oct 26, 2017 · Luscombe 8EAirframe modelLuscombe 8EEngine modelContinental C85 series
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