- Date
- July 29, 1972
- Place
- Papillion, NE · PAPILLION, NE
- Injuries
- 5 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1631BLuscombe 11A
- Status
- Completed · report March 2, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167529
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2557 72/7/29 PAPILLION,NEBR LUSCOMBE 11A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1415 N1631B PX- 0 0 4 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 48, 7517 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 14 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - S.OMAHA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PAPILLION,NEBR LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN GEAR COLLAPSED TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES POWERPLANT - PROPELLER AND ACCESSORIES: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNAPPROVED MODIFICATION REMARKS- LARGEST SIZE APVD TIRE(7.00X6).ACFT HAD 8.50X6 TIRES.PROP HAD EXPERIMENTAL STAMPED ON THE HUB.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1631B
- Reported as
- Luscombe 11A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- S.Omaha
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