- Date
- October 10, 1971
- Place
- Reno, NV · RENO, NV
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N28629Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report August 1, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164089
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4311 71/10/10 RENO,NEV LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 31, 309 TIME - 1130 N28629 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - RENO-STEAD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RENO,NEV LOCAL 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 - CORRODED/CORROSION REMARKS- R GR COLLAPSED WHILE TURNING OFF THE RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28629
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Reno-Stead
N28629Registration cancelled Mar 25, 2013 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental 0-200 series
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