MKC69D0206

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8A · Bonner Sprgs, KS · August 25, 1968

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
August 25, 1968
Place
Bonner Sprgs, KS · BONNER SPRGS, KS
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N71574Luscombe 8A
Status
Completed · report November 6, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
108445

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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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3-3165  68/8/25    BONNER SPRGS,KANS   LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N71574              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - K.C.SUBURBAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N71574
Reported as
Luscombe 8A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
K.C.Suburban

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.