Luscombe PHANTOM 1 accident near Rolla, Missouri, October 1, 1995
On October 1, 1995 at about 4:30 pm local time, a Luscombe PHANTOM 1, registered N272Y, was substantially damaged in an accident near Rolla, Missouri (Rolla Downtown airport). It was a personal flight under general aviation rules (Part 91). No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved. The weather was visual conditions (good weather).
The NTSB's probable cause their words, unchanged
mechanical failure of the left brake.
Source: NTSB aviation accident database, copy made November 2, 2026. Docket and reports at the NTSB.
What the record shows
- Date
- October 1, 1995 · about 4:30 pm local time · cases in 1995
- Place
- Rolla, Missouri · Rolla Downtown · cases near this airport · map
- Type
- Accident
- Injuries
- No one was hurt; 1 person was on board or involved.
- Weather
- visual conditions (good weather)
- Aircraft
- Luscombe PHANTOM 1
- Registration
- N272Y · registry record · serial 131
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal flight · general aviation rules (Part 91)
The NTSB's narrative final · quoted from the NTSB record
THE PILOT REPORTED FULL RIGHT RUDDER INPUT WOULD NOT STOP THE AIRCRAFT FROM TURNING LEFT DURING LANDING ROLL. THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED THE RUNWAY, COMING TO REST OPPOSITE THE LANDING DIRECTION. A SINGLE TIRE SKID MARK APPROXIMATELY 15 FEET LONG WAS LOCATED 100 FEET FROM THE RUNWAY END. THE PILOT THOUGHT THE LEFT BRAKE LOCKED DURING LANDING. N272Y IS EQUIPPED WITH MECHANICAL BRAKES WHICH ARE OPERATED BY CABLES.
The complete narrative as the NTSB published it. The NTSB's docket holds the report as a PDF and any photographs, statements and other documents from the investigation.
The factual record from the NTSB's investigation tables, in plain English
Pilot
- Certificate: airline transport pilot, flight instructor, flight engineer
- Ratings: multi-engine land; single-engine land; single-engine sea; instructor: airplane single-engine; instrument: airplane
- Flight time: 13,000 hours in all; 350 in this make and model; 200 in the last 90 days; 80 in the last 30 days; 9,500 as pilot in command; 1,000 on instruments
- Medical certificate: Class 1 (valid medical--no waivers/lim.)
- Seat: left
The aircraft
- Airframe total time: 475 hours
- Last inspection: annual inspection, June 15, 1995; 15 hours since
- Maximum gross weight: 1,950 lb
- Seats: 2
- Landing gear: fixed
- Engine: Warner SCARAB S-50 (piston); 0 hours total
The flight
- Departed from: MTO Mattoon IL at 3:00 pm
- Destination: K07
- Flight plan: none
- Runway 27, 3,028 ft by 36 ft
Weather at the time
- Light: daylight
- Wind: from 310° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 15 statute miles
- Sky: clear
- Temperature: 72°F (22°C), dew point 48°F (9°C)
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg
- Observation at 10:51 pm from VIH, 3 miles away
Injuries
| Fatal | Serious | Minor | None | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crew | 1 |
Documents from the investigation the NTSB's docket: the evidence folder behind the report
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Connections how this case links to the rest of the register
- N272Y on the register today · the tail number may have moved to another aircraft since
- Luscombe 1,472 aircraft on the register
- Engine: Warner SCARAB S-50 · as the NTSB recorded it
- Rolla Downtown Airport · nearest airport
- Coles County Memorial · departed from
- Accidents and incidents in Missouri 1,640 since 1982 · 219 in the last ten years
- Missouri 5,819 aircraft registered
The whole map of how records connect · these connections as data: /graph/accident/CHI96LA001.json.
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