- Date
- June 17, 1969
- Place
- Southport, IN · SOUTHPORT, IN
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N39013Luscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report August 18, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 175942
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1902 69/6/17 SOUTHPORT,IND LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 25, TIME - 1245 N39013 PX- 0 0 0 TRAINING 200 TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY REMARKS- PLT SUSPECTED ENG OVERHEATING.SHUT OFF ENG TO LET IT COOL.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39013
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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