- Date
- February 23, 1974
- Place
- Valdosta, GA · VALDOSTA, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N71648Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report April 26, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740223005879A
- Case key
- 186831
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0552 74/2/23 VALDOSTA,GA LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 340 TIME - 0945 N71648 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WILKERSON STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TIFTON,GA VALDOSTA,GA 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 FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD REMARKS- WHEEL LDG.AS PLT BEGAN TO LET TAIL DWN APPLIED LIGHT BRAKING.ACFT ON SOFT AREA GRASS ABT 5IN HI.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71648
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Wilkerson Strip
N71648Registration cancelled Oct 30, 2021 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.