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MKC75FER02

1974-07-14 · ANOKA, Minnesota, United States · None · 1 aircraft · Status: Completed

Current FAA registration · N1634B

Make / Model
LUSCOMBE 11A
Year of manufacture
1948 · 26 years old at event
Engine
CONT MOTOR E185 SERIES (205 hp)
Seats / Engines
4 seats · 1 engine
ADS-B equipped
Yes — Mode-S A0FFB9

Source: FAA Aircraft Registry (releasable master file).

Aircraft involved

Historical record (pre-1982 coded fields)

Aircraft
LUSCOMBE 11A · N1634B
Damage
Substantial
Craft type
Airplane
Classification
Accident
Light condition
Dawn
Weather
VMC
Phase of flight
EE
Operator type
D
Airport
GATEWAY NORTH
Kind of flying
B0

Weather at impact

Sky
CLEAR
Wind
350° / 10 kt

Aircraft history

Serial number
00000011-140
Total time
1,213 hrs

Pilot

Certificate
GA (GA)
Total hours
4,611
Age
33

Investigator remarks

X-WIND LDG.TAILWHL SWIVEL WORN.L MLG FAILED.

Cause factors

  • 64/C/79 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL Cause
  • 64/C/28 C
    PILOT IN COMMAND IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS Cause
  • 82/L/H L
    WEATHER UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
  • 70/L/CD L
    AIRFRAME TAILWHEEL ASSEMBLIES
  • 88/K/94 K
    MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS OVERLOAD FAILURE Joint factor

Decoded against the NTSB Form 6120.4 cause-factor codebook (ct_Pre1982 table).

Source: NTSB pre-1982 historical archive. Docket 3 2673. Source file NTSB_1974_3_2673.txt. Modern CAROL record on data.ntsb.gov ↗.

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