- Date
- May 2, 1971
- Place
- Nevada, MO · NEVADA, MO
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N71756Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report January 7, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 160851
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1506 71/5/2 NEVADA,MO LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 270 TIME - 1230 N71756 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - NEVADA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAMAR,MO NEVADA,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN HARD LANDING LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- 40 DEG X-WND LDG,WNDS 20K AND GUSTY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71756
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Nevada
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