- Date
- June 20, 1968
- Place
- Newport, MI · NEWPORT, MI
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N71554Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report August 1, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 110308
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1736 68/6/20 NEWPORT,MICH LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 30, 900 TIME - 1814 N71554 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - REAME TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- STALLED FROM STEEP CLIMBING TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71554
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Reame
N71554Registration cancelled Jun 12, 2019 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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