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NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8F · Lewiston, ID · October 3, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 3, 1970
Place
Lewiston, ID · LEWISTON, ID
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N831BLuscombe 8F
Status
Completed · report July 12, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
158523

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3909   70/10/3   LEWISTON,ID         LUSCOMBE 8F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 70, 565
        TIME - 1120                    N831B               PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 108 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHUMACHER STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LEWISTON,ID                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- AREA ADJ STRIP RECENTLY PLOWED,LOOSE DIRT ON RWY.

Aircraft

Registration
N831B
Reported as
Luscombe 8F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Schumacher Strip

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.