- Date
- November 6, 1966
- Place
- Johnson City, TN · JOHNSON CITY, TN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N71672Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report February 2, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120213
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3624 66/11/6 JOHNSON CITY TENN LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 2 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 1508 TIME - 1600 N71672 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - JOHNSON CITY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- PILOT CUSTOMARILY FLEW FROM RIGHT SEAT AND WAS UNFAMILIAR WITH HEEL BRAKES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71672
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Johnson City
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