- Date
- May 24, 1964
- Place
- Gardner, KS · GARDNER, KS
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2306KLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report September 24, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 184091
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1412 64/5/24 GARDNER KANS LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 67, 600 TIME - 1800 N2306K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GARDINER MUN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN NOSE OVER/DOWN TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT REMARKS- DF CONTROL KNOB FELL OFF
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2306K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Gardiner Mun
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