- Date
- May 4, 1969
- Place
- Lithonia, GA · LITHONIA, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2345KLuscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report February 2, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171833
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2862 69/5/4 LITHONIA,GA LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 26, 500 TIME - 1110 N2345K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GUNN AIRFIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LITHONIA,GA LITHONIA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2345K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gunn Airfield
N2345KRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2012 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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