- Date
- July 26, 1986, 10:50 local (14:50 UTC)
- Place
- Ringgold, GA
- Injuries
- 3 minor; on the ground: 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N71713Luscombe 8A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19860726038039A
- Case key
- 7161
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Sequence of events
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Analysis
The pilot reported he attempted to make a 180 degree turn because he realized he was getting too close to an airport while on a cross country flight. A highway patrolman said the pilot told him he became disoriented during the turn, cut the power to land, and did not have control of the airplane. During the turn in hazy visibility the pilot became spatially disoriented, allowed the wing on the inside of the turn to stall, and failed to recover from the induced spiral.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71713
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3140
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8F, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Registered owner
- Frederick S. Smith
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · August 10, 1985
- Departed
- 8A4 · Marietta, GA
- Destination
- SLO · Salem, IL
- Airport
- CHA · Chattanooga
Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 28
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Valid Medical--w/ waivers/lim
- Seat
- Left
- Flight hours
- 200 total · 100 in this make and model · 160 as pilot in command · 15 in the last 90 days
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 130° at 7 knots
- Visibility
- 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 79 °F, dew point 72 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- CHA, 4 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.
Other investigations on N71713 · 1
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.