- Date
- October 14, 1967
- Place
- Craig, NE · CRAIG, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2884KLuscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report January 12, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112735
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4002 67/10/14 CRAIG,NEBR LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 30, 32 TOTAL TIME - 1530 N2884K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- TAKE OFF ATTEMPTED FROM FIELD COVERED WITH 4-5 INCHES OF CLOVER. HOLE OBSCURED BY CLOVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2884K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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