- Date
- July 27, 1973
- Place
- Festus, MO · FESTUS, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N1386BLuscombe 8F
- Status
- Completed · report August 29, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730727021909A
- Case key
- 189589
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1980 73/7/27 FESTUS,MO LUSCOMBE 8F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 60, 2169 TIME - 1330 N1386B PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 15 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FESTUS MUNICIPAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP BENTON ARK OSHKOSH,WIS FESTUS,MO TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: ABORTED NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: ABORTED PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED ACTION IN ABORTING TAKEOFF MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE REMARKS- PLT ABORTED TKOF ABT MIDWAY DWN 2200FT STRIP.AFTR ACDT PLT FELT HE COULD HAVE CONT TKOF OK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1386B
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Festus Municipal
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.