- Date
- June 6, 1975
- Place
- Hoven, SD · HOVEN, SD
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N77859Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report July 31, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750606013789A
- Case key
- 148754
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1465 75/6/6 HOVEN,SD LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 130 TIME - 1230 N77859 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 10 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ABERDEEN,SD BOWDLE,SD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- LNDD ON ROAD,BOUNCED,LOST CTL ON SECOND CTCT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77859
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N77859Registration cancelled May 14, 2014 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N77859 · 2
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