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Luscombe 8 N2591K

2 December 1997 · Grass Valley, California, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 2 December 1997 at about 23:00 local time, a Luscombe 8 registered N2591K was involved in an accident near Grass Valley, California, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

The record

Date
at 23:00
Classification
Accident
Location
Grass Valley, California, United States
Nearest airport
Auburn (AUN)
Coordinates
39.1110, -121.1198
Aircraft
Luscombe 8
Registration
N2591K
Category
Airplane
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Part 91: General Aviation
Purpose of flight
Personal
Phase of flight
Not recorded
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Day
NTSB number
LAX98LA051

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
1 0 0 0 1

Probable cause

the pilot's inadvertent activation of the aircraft brakes during the landing rollout.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

On landing rollout the pilot inadvertently activated the aircraft brakes and the aircraft nosed over. The pilot stated that weather was not a factor, and that there were no mechanical difficulties with the aircraft.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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