- Date
- March 30, 1974
- Place
- St George, KS · ST GEORGE, KS
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1136BLuscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report April 30, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740330006099A
- Case key
- 186524
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0589 74/3/30 ST GEORGE,KANS LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 152 TIME - 1415 N1136B PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GELLINGER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ST GEORGE,KANS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER REMARKS- STRUCK TOP OF W BANK OF THE RAVINE AT RWY THRESHOLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1136B
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gellinger
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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.