- Date
- September 3, 1972
- Place
- Blakesburg, IA · BLAKESBURG, IA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2163BLuscombe 8F
- Status
- Completed · report March 21, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168385
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3331 72/9/3 BLAKESBURG,IOWA LUSCOMBE 8F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 68, 1118 TIME - 1415 N2163B PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 800 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ANTIQUE AIR FLD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHENANDOAH,IOWA BLAKESBURG,IOWA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2163B
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Antique Air Fld
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