- Date
- August 18, 1980
- Place
- Kennett, MO · KENNETT, MO
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N71877Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report November 10, 1980
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19800818036129A
- Case key
- 129237
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2490 80/8/18 KENNETT,MO LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 47, 612 TIME - 1815 N71877 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 140 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - KENNETT MEMORIAL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION KENNETT,MO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION AIRFRAME FAILURE: ON GROUND TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE REMARKS- R MAIN LNDG GEAR LOWER LEG,PN 58383-1,FAILED.SVR CORROSION ON INTERIOR TUBULAR SURF.WING DMGD,LNDG
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71877
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Kennett Memorial
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N71877 · 1
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