- Date
- November 4, 1979
- Place
- Plymouth, FL · PLYMOUTH, FL
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2345KLuscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report January 14, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19791104032829A
- Case key
- 132805
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3777 79/11/4 PLYMOUTH,FL LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 2 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, AGE 55, 13950 TIME - 0900 N2345K PX- 0 0 0 DEMONSTRATION TOTAL HOURS, 1009 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ORLANDO NORTH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PLYMOUTH,FL LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BINDING AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - EXCESSIVE-WEAR/PLAY REMARKS- DEMO FLT FOR PAX,L SEAT.PIC R SEAT W/O BRAKES.THROTTLE STUCK PTLY OPN.BRAKES WEAK.HIT PA-28,N422SC
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2345K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Orlando North
N2345KRegistration cancelled Mar 16, 2012 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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Other investigations on N2345K · 1
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