- Date
- April 8, 1966
- Place
- Vancouver, WA · VANCOUVER, WA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N1717KLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report July 26, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 172329
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1257 66/4/8 VANCOUVER WASH LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 37, 80 TOTAL TIME - 0620 N1717K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PEARSON AIRPARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) REMARKS- BRAKE CABLE PULLEYS SEIZED, BRAKES WOULD NOT RELEASE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1717K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pearson Airpark
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