- Date
- August 12, 1971
- Place
- Vinton, IA · VINTON, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N9922CLuscombe 8F
- Status
- Completed · report April 3, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 162736
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3044 71/8/12 VINTON,IOWA LUSCOMBE 8F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 52 TOTAL TIME - 1530 N9922C PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 46 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VINTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION VINTON,IOWA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9922C
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Vinton
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