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| Date: | Thursday 25 July 1985 |
| Time: | 12:00 LT |
| Type: |  Luscombe 8A |
| Owner/operator: | Webster & Michael |
| Registration: | N2071K |
| MSN: | 4798 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1947 |
| Total airframe hrs: | 2047 hours |
| Engine model: | Continental A-65-8 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Substantial |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Valparaiso, IN -
 United States of America
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| Phase: | Landing |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Findlay, OH (KFDY) |
| Investigating agency: | NTSB |
| Confidence Rating: |  Accident investigation report completed and information captured |
THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING LANDING. THE PLT SAID THAT HE MADE A WHEEL LNDG AND AFTER THE ACFT SLOWED TO 20 MPH THE TAIL LIFTED AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER.
Probable Cause:
Accident investigation:
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Sources:
NTSB CHI85LA313
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 September 2021 | N2071K | Private | 0 | Fort Wayne-Smith Field, IN (SMD/KSMD) | |
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| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
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| 29-Mar-2024 18:24 | ASN Update Bot | Added |
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