- Date
- June 8, 1968
- Place
- Sanford, ME · SANFORD, ME
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1968TThurston TSC-1A
- Status
- Completed · report July 11, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110175
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1527 68/6/8 SANFORD,ME THURSTON TSC-1A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1345 N1968T PX- 0 0 0 DEMONSTRATION AGE 61, 11236 TOTAL DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SANFORD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- PLT NOT USED TO HEEL BRAKES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1968T
- Reported as
- Thurston TSC-1A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Sanford