- Date
- May 2, 1978
- Place
- 0ttumwa, IA · 0TTUMWA, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1282BLuscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report June 23, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780502009059A
- Case key
- 142215
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0826 78/5/2 0TTUMWA,IA LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 20, 76 TOTAL TIME - 2016 N1282B PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 5 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - 0TTUMWA INDUST DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION 0TTUMWA,IA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1282B
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- 0ttumwa Indust
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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