CHI70DDJ13

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8E · Wausau, WI · March 26, 1970

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 26, 1970
Place
Wausau, WI · WAUSAU, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2040KLuscombe 8E
Status
Completed · report January 11, 1971
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
128440

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1606  70/3/26    WAUSAU,WIS          LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 1510                    N2040K              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUSAU MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAUSAU,WIS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- STALL AND DROP IN FROM ABT 50FT AGL.

Aircraft

Registration
N2040K
Reported as
Luscombe 8E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Wausau Muni

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.