- Date
- June 4, 1976
- Place
- Thermal, CA · THERMAL, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1393KLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report July 16, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19760604016119A
- Case key
- 153993
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1454 76/6/4 THERMAL,CA LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1530 N1393K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 27, 522 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - THERMAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION THERMAL,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1393K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Thermal
N1393KRegistration cancelled Oct 28, 2017 · Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8EAirframe modelSilvaire LUSCOMBE 8EEngine modelContinental C85 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.