- Date
- July 6, 1975
- Place
- St Croix, MN · ST CROIX, MN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1279KLuscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report September 17, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750706025179A
- Case key
- 149391
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2256 75/7/6 ST CROIX,MN LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 41, 237 TIME - 1400 N1279K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 104 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MARINE ON ST CROI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FOREST LAKE,MN ST CROIX,MN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1279K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Marine On St Croi
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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.