- Date
- May 3, 1973
- Place
- Buttnwillow, CA · BUTTNWILLOW, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N71141Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report June 18, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730503010659A
- Case key
- 190753
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1004 73/5/3 BUTTNWILLOW,CALIF LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 89 TOTAL TIME - 1800 N71141 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 26 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BUTTONWILLOW DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAKERSFIELD,CALIF BUTTNWILLOW,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- GR HIT DIRT MOUNDS OFF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71141
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Buttonwillow
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.