- Date
- March 31, 1966
- Place
- Fort Pierce, FL · FORT PIERCE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1439BLuscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report June 2, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172619
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0788 66/3/31 FORT PIERCE FLA LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 38, 14 TOTAL TIME - 1605 N1439B PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST LUCIE 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
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1439B
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- St Lucie
N1439BRegistration cancelled Jul 9, 2013 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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