MKC71DDM20

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8B · Northfield, MN · August 2, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 2, 1970
Place
Northfield, MN · NORTHFIELD, MN
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N25147Luscombe 8B
Status
Completed · report June 8, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
187983

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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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3-3346   70/8/2    NORTHFIELD,MINN     LUSCOMBE 8B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1400                    N25147              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  29, 2164 TOTAL HOURS, 67
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STANTON,MINN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- R LDG GR COLLAPSED.

Aircraft

Registration
N25147
Reported as
Luscombe 8B
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Private Strip

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.