- Date
- August 12, 1972
- Place
- Gaffney, SC · GAFFNEY, SC
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2489KLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report March 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167990
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2958 72/8/12 GAFFNEY,SC LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 200 TIME - 1630 N2489K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CHEROKEE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MONROE,GA GAFFNEY,SC TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2489K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Cherokee