- Date
- October 15, 1981
- Place
- Howe, ID · HOWE, ID
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N9018YLuscombe 8F
- Status
- Completed · report November 10, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19811015067459A
- Case key
- 123352
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2662 81/10/15 NR.HOWE,ID LUSCOMBE 8F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 68 TOTAL TIME - 1520 N9018Y PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 11 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION IDAHO FALLS,ID LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: COMPASS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LEAK/LEAKAGE WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT FUMES IN CABIN SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 60 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 120 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- WET COMPASS LEAK,PLT BCM NAUSEATED FM FUMES/TURBC.ATMTD LNDG ON ROAD,DRIFTED LFT,HIT BRUSH & BANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N9018Y
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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