- Date
- April 27, 1977
- Place
- Dalton, GA · DALTON, GA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1448KLuscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report July 13, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770427009889A
- Case key
- 158746
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1314 77/4/27 DALTON,GA LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 45, 144 TIME - 1815 N1448K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DALTON MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION DALTON,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1448K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Dalton Municipal
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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