- Date
- March 17, 1973
- Place
- Torrance, CA · TORRANCE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N28915Luscombe 8C
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730317004439A
- Case key
- 170011
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0319 73/3/17 TORRANCE,CALIF LUSCOMBE 8C CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 29, 229 TIME - 1338 N28915 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 181 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - TORRANCE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TORRANCE,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT COPILOT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL COPILOT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) COPILOT - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28915
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Torrance Muni
N28915Registration cancelled Mar 21, 2005 · Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8CAirframe modelSilvaire LUSCOMBE 8CEngine modelContinental A&C75 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N28915 · 1
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