- Date
- September 6, 1971
- Place
- Jacksonville, FL · JACKSONVILLE, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1520BLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report July 28, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163328
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4292 71/9/6 JACKSONVILLE,FLA LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 222 TIME - 1030 N1520B PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 62 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACKSONVILLE,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE STRUCTURE: VALVE ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- NR 3 EXHAUST VALVE FAILED.GND LOOP TO AVOID FENCE,FUSELAGE DMGD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1520B
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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