- Date
- August 28, 1979
- Place
- Oskaloosa, IA · OSKALOOSA, IA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2518KLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report October 2, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19790828022739A
- Case key
- 134216
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2748 79/8/28 OSKALOOSA,IA LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 21, 230 TIME - 1615 N2518K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 70 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OSKALOOSA MUNI DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OSKALOOSA,IA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL REMARKS- WND GUSTING 15KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2518K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Oskaloosa Muni
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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.