- Date
- September 20, 1964
- Place
- Mesa, AZ · MESA, AZ
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N77885Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181236
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2974 64/9/20 MESA ARIZ LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1020 N77885 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 50, 6899 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 15 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAKEOFF: RUN PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77885
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage