- Date
- January 15, 1967
- Place
- Fairfield, NJ · FAIRFIELD, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N71175Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report June 5, 1967
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119253
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0151 67/1/15 FAIRFIELD NJ LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 52, 200 TIME - 1530 N71175 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CALDWELL-WRIGHT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: GROUND TAXI TO TAKEOFF PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC REMARKS- PILOT STATED BRAKES WERE OVERLY SENSITIVE.HAD PREVIOUSLY TAXIED IN WATER AND SLUSH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71175
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Caldwell-Wright
N71175Registration cancelled Jun 27, 2017 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.