Luscombe 8A N717M
23 July 1970 · Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States · No injuries
Summary
On 23 July 1970 at about 14:10 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N717M, operated by Moody Aviation, was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.
The record
- Date
- at 14:10
- Classification
- Accident
- Location
- Elizabethton, Tennessee, United States
- Nearest airport
- Elizabethton
- Coordinates
- Not recorded
- Aircraft
- Luscombe 8A
- Registration
- N717M
- Category
- Fixed-Wing
- Engines
- 1
- Operator
- Moody Aviation
- Operating rule
- Fixed Base Operator
- Purpose of flight
- Practice
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Route
- S → Local
- Aircraft damage
- Substantial
- Weather
- VMC
- Light
- Daylight
- NTSB number
- 3-3131
People
Nobody was injured.
| On board | Died | Serious | Minor | Uninjured |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Probable cause
The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.
Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.
Read the full NTSB narrative
L BRAKE PRESSURE LESS THAN R BRAKE.
Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 Mar 1970 | Luscombe 8F | Umapine, Oregon, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 23 Apr 1970 | Luscombe 8A | Cary, Illinois, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 31 Jan 1970 | Luscombe 8A | Mead, Washington, United States | - | Fatal | 1 |
| 8 Sep 1970 | Luscombe 8F | Hudson, New York, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 20 Dec 1970 | Luscombe 8A | Pine City, Minnesota, United States | - | Serious injuries | - |
| 21 Jun 1970 | Luscombe 8E | Okanogan, Washington, United States | - | Minor injuries | - |
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| Date | Aircraft | Location | Operator | Outcome | Died |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 Jan 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Norwood, Massachusetts, United States | E W Wiggins AI | No injuries | - |
| 10 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Albany, New York, United States | McIntyre Aviat | No injuries | - |
| 12 Apr 1970 | N American SNJ-4 | Dothan, Alabama, United States | - | No injuries | - |
| 8 Mar 1970 | Cessna 182 | Ridgely, Maryland, United States | Charles B Todd | No injuries | - |
| 24 Jul 1970 | Piper PA-28 | Torrance, California, United States | Sperry Air SER | No injuries | - |
| 12 Dec 1970 | Aeronca 11AC | Butler, Georgia, United States | - | Fatal | 2 |