MKC69D0065

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8A · Mountain View, MO · August 9, 1968

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 9, 1968
Place
Mountain View, MO · MOUNTAIN VIEW, MO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1325BLuscombe 8A
Status
Completed · report October 14, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108803

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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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3-2696   68/8/9    MOUNTAIN VIEW,MO    LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 15 TOTAL
        TIME - 1630                    N1325B              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOUNTAIN VIEW
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- STRUCK RNWY MARKER.

Aircraft

Registration
N1325B
Reported as
Luscombe 8A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Mountain View

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.