- Date
- August 31, 1969
- Place
- So Superior, WI · SO SUPERIOR, WI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N39207Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report May 1, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 155408
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3828 69/8/31 SO SUPERIOR,WIS LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 27, 56 TOTAL TIME - 1857 N39207 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SUPERIOR,WIS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- SEVERAL LOW PASSES TO CHECK FIELD AS A POSSIBLE LDG SITE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39207
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage