- Date
- February 28, 1972
- Place
- Tea, SD · TEA, SD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2917KLuscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166456
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1394 72/2/28 TEA,S DAK LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1630 N2917K PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 28, 788 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 209 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYHAVEN AIR PARK DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION TEA,S DAK LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS REMARKS- INSTRUCTOR NOT PROVIDED WITH BRAKES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2917K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Skyhaven Air Park
N2917KRegistration cancelled Jan 3, 2018 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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