- Date
- August 21, 1977
- Place
- Fullerton, CA · FULLERTON, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2726KLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report October 5, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770821025519A
- Case key
- 146137
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1957 77/8/21 FULLERTON,CA LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 855 TIME - 1300 N2726K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 661 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FULLERTON,CA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FULLERTON,CA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- MOUNTING BOLT FORWARD STRUT OF RT GEAR FAILED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2726K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fullerton,Ca
N2726KRegistration cancelled Oct 30, 2007 · Luscombe 8EAirframe modelLuscombe 8EEngine modelContinental C85 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2726K · 1
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