- Date
- March 19, 1972
- Place
- Stegal, NE · STEGAL, NE
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N71297Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report January 19, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165617
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1203 72/3/19 STEGAL,NEBR LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 76 TOTAL TIME - 0950 N71297 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 63 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MITCHELL MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SCOTTSBLUFF,NEBR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT PHYSICAL CONDITION OF PASSENGER REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 24K.LNDD IN HAY FLD.PAX SICK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71297
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Mitchell Muni
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