- Date
- May 12, 1979
- Place
- Athens, GA · ATHENS, GA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1896KLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report July 31, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 136167
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1065 79/5/12 ATHENS,GA LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 49, 1012 TIME - 1030 N1896K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ATHENS MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ATHENS,GA LOCAL 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 REMARKS- ACFT NOSED OVER WHEN PLT APPLIED BRAKES ON LDG ROLL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1896K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Athens Municipal