- Date
- July 19, 1970
- Place
- Independence, IA · INDEPENDENCE, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2680KLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report June 4, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110606
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3200 70/7/19 INDEPENDENCE,IOWA LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 30, 40 TOTAL TIME - 0800 N2680K PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - INDEPENDENCE MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION INDEPENDENCE,IOWA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2680K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Independence Muni
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