- Date
- June 16, 1969
- Place
- Aiken, SC · AIKEN, SC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1607KLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report August 27, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 176924
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2027 69/6/16 AIKEN,SC LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 47, 148 TIME - 1820 N1607K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 124 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - AIKEN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION REMARKS- 25 PCT OF R BRAKE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY RUSTED.LARGE PORTION OF RUST LOOSE AND FREE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1607K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Aiken
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