- Date
- October 24, 1975
- Place
- Shafter, CA · SHAFTER, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2272KLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report December 1, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19751024034629A
- Case key
- 151147
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3185 75/10/24 SHAFTER,CA LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 145 TIME - 1500 N2272K PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SHAFTER KERN CTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAKERSFIELD,CA SHAFTER,CA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PLTS FIRST SOLO FLT IN TYPE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2272K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Shafter Kern Cty
FAA reports on this event · 1
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