- Date
- May 27, 1972
- Place
- Missouri Vly, IA · MISSOURI VLY, IA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N71365Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report February 14, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167096
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1868 72/5/27 MISSOURI VLY,IOWA LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 271 TIME - 1345 N71365 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MISSOURI VALLEY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION MISSOURI VLY,IOWA MISSOURI VLY,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S) TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - HYDROPLANING ON WET RUNWAY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71365
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Missouri Valley
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