- Date
- July 11, 1972
- Place
- Macon, GA · MACON, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N71990Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report March 17, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167169
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3221 72/7/11 MACON, GA LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 48, 603 TIME - 1400 N71990 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HERBERT SMALL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION QUINCY, FLA MACON, GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- HEEL CAUGHT ON LOOSE RUG.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71990
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Herbert Small
N71990Registration cancelled May 6, 2013 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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