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Accident · Substantial damage

FAA accident report · Luscom 8E · Plainville, CT · August 17, 1979

Date
August 17, 1979 · 18:15 local
Place
Plainville, CT
Airport
Robertson
Phase of flight
Final Approach
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Substantial damage
Aircraft
N2476K
NTSB investigation
NTSBNYC79FNE19
Reported as
Luscom 8E
People aboard
1
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
208 total142 in this make and model27 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.

Suspected airspeed indication error. Stalled aircraft on final approach. Clogged pitot line.

As the FAA filed it

SUSPECTED AIRSPEED INDICATION ERROR. STALLED AIRCRAFT ON FINAL APPROACH. CLOGGED PITOT LINE.

NTSB investigation

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