- Date
- March 27, 1977
- Place
- Pittsfield, MA · PITTSFIELD, MA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N28725Luscombe 8C
- Status
- Completed · report July 16, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770327007719A
- Case key
- 157837
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2130 77/3/27 PITTSFIELD,MA LUSCOMBE 8C CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 72 TOTAL TIME - 2015 N28725 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PITTSFIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BARRINGTON,MA PITTSFIELD,MA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE REMARKS- LANDING GEAR STRUTS HAD FATIGUE CRACKS AT POINT OF FAILURES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28725
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8C
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pittsfield
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.