- Date
- November 10, 1971
- Place
- Stevens Pt., WI · STEVENS PT., WI
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N45431Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163630
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1226 71/11/10 STEVENS PT.WIS LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 35, 93 TOTAL TIME - 1538 N45431 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STEVENS POINT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION STEVENS PT.WIS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - ENGINE CONTROLS: MIXTURE CONTROL ASSEMBLIES PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TKOF WITH ENG PRIMER UNLOCKED.ATMTD 180DEG TURN AT LOW ALT AND AIRSPEED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45431
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Stevens Point
N45431Registration cancelled Nov 9, 2012 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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