MKC66D0310

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8A · Coffeyville, KS · October 9, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 9, 1965
Place
Coffeyville, KS · COFFEYVILLE, KS
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N71368Luscombe 8A
Status
Completed · report February 14, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
175410

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3746   65/10/9   COFFEYVILLE KANS    LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N71368              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MCGUGIN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N71368
Reported as
Luscombe 8A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mcgugin

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.