- Date
- May 19, 1973
- Place
- Sidney, NE · SIDNEY, NE
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N71847Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report July 16, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730519015419A
- Case key
- 190457
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1321 73/5/19 SIDNEY,NEBR LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 51, 129 TIME - 1530 N71847 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SIDNEY,NEBR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND REMARKS- SOLO,SIM FORCED LDG PRACTICE,3RD APCH DSCNDD TOO LOW CONTACTED RISING TRRN.NOSED OVR IN WHEAT FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71847
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N71847Registration cancelled Apr 30, 2015 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.