- Date
- December 1, 1968
- Place
- Pluckimen, NJ · PLUCKIMEN, NJ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N805BLuscombe 8F
- Status
- Completed · report January 23, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 107332
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4178 68/12/1 PLUCKIMEN,NJ LUSCOMBE 8F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 54, 724 TIME - 1600 N805B PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SOMERSET TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT SHOULDERS REMARKS- HIT SOFT GRND EDGE OF INTERSECTION OF RNWY AND TAXIWAY.TAXIING TOO FAST.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N805B
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Somerset
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