- Date
- July 2, 1970
- Place
- Williams, CA · WILLIAMS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2798Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report April 26, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 120966
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2856 70/7/2 WILLIAMS,CALIF LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 51, 174 TIME - 1030 N2798 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CALDWELL DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WILLIAMS,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH GEAR COLLAPSED LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,AND ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- HIT SHRUB AND DITCH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2798
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Caldwell