- Date
- October 27, 1974
- Place
- Simi Valley, CA · SIMI VALLEY, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N77965Luscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report November 20, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741027035449A
- Case key
- 132454
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3182 74/10/27 SIMI VALLEY,CALIF LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 300 TIME - 1500 N77965 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANTA SUSANA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SIMI VALLEY,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 - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- ACFT VEERED RT,LFT RUDDR & BRAKE APPLIED & ACFT NOSED OVR ON TO BACK.BRAKES HAD JUST BEEN ADJUSTED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77965
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Santa Susana
N77965Registration cancelled May 31, 2018 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental C85 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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