- Date
- February 19, 1973
- Place
- Meddybemps, ME · MEDDYBEMPS, ME
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N1740KLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report March 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730219003199A
- Case key
- 169524
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0079 73/2/19 MEDDYBEMPS,ME LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 39, 112 TIME - 1300 N1740K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 37 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GILLESPIE FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BAYDEN LAKE,ME MEDDYBEMPS,ME TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN TAXI: FROM LANDING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD REMARKS- DURING TAXI THE LEFT SKI WENT UNDER CRUSTED SNW ACFT NOSED OVER.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1740K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gillespie Field
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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