- Date
- August 20, 1967
- Place
- Brainerd, MN · BRAINERD, MN
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2882KLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report April 8, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113382
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4673 67/8/20 BRAINERD,MINN LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 38, 550 TIME - 1030 N2882K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NELSON TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- STRUCK GOPHER MOUND. 6 INCH HIGH GRASS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2882K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Nelson
N2882KRegistration cancelled Oct 18, 2012 · Luscombe 8EAirframe modelLuscombe 8EEngine modelContinental C85 series
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.