- Date
- September 15, 1973
- Place
- Big Delta, AK · BIG DELTA, AK
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N23040Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report November 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730915031619A
- Case key
- 188537
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NTSB brief
NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2888 73/9/15 BIG DELTA,ALAS LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 214 TIME - 1115 N23040 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BIG DELTA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BIG DELTA,ALAS PORTAGE CREEK,ALAS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED WEATHER - SUDDEN WINDSHIFT FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TEMPERATURE-F WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES 50 90 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 12 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- CHNGD TO X-WIND GUSTING 20K.PLT STATED NO WIND SOCK AVAIL.TREES ADJ TO RWY 50-70 FT HI.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23040
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Big Delta
N23040Registration cancelled Aug 13, 2012 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N23040 · 1
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