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Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Luscom 8E · Watertown, SD · August 5, 1975

Date
August 5, 1975
Place
Watertown, SD
Airport
Watertown Municipal
Phase of flight
Descent
Damage
Destroyed
Aircraft
N1820K
NTSB investigation
NTSBMKC76FTK03
Reported as
Luscom 8E
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
375 total5 in this make and model62 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Acft obsvd to clb steeply to abt 200FT AGL into a hammerhead stall. Alt too low for rcvry.

As the FAA filed it

ACFT OBSVD TO CLB STEEPLY TO ABT 200FT AGL INTO A HAMMERHEAD STALL.ALT TOO LOW FOR RCVRY.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.