- Date
- July 31, 1969
- Place
- Ludlow, VT · LUDLOW, VT
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N71657Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report March 24, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 167335
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3356 69/7/31 LUDLOW,VT LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS PRIVATE, AGE 36, 2000 TIME - 1830 N71657 PX- 0 0 1 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LUDLOW,VT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT IN FLIGHT: OTHER GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- DRG ATTEMPT TO OBS CARGO CHUTE TEST,CHUTE CAUGHT ON L WING.PLT UN CTL ACFT DIRECTION DRG T/D.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71657
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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