- Date
- October 30, 1971
- Place
- Hickman, KY · HICKMAN, KY
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N77830Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164033
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4340 71/10/30 HICKMAN,KY LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 34, 1098 TIME - 1320 N77830 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 856 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION UNION CITY,TENN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- HIT TREE ON PULL-UP FM LOW PASS OVR FARMERS FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77830
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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