- Date
- August 17, 1966
- Place
- Neptune, NJ · NEPTUNE, NJ
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N77840Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report October 31, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 121652
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2426 66/8/17 NEPTUNE NJ LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 33, 96 TOTAL TIME - 1835 N77840 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, 64 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ASBURY PARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION MISCELLANEOUS LANDING: FINAL APPROACH NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: THROTTLE-POWER LEVER ASSEMBLIES MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- THROTTLE FLEX CABLE FAILED WHEN PILOT ATTEMPTED TO REDUCE POWER.CUT MAG SWITCH.LANDED POWER OFF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77840
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Asbury Park
N77840Registration cancelled May 21, 2015 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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