- Date
- December 31, 1972
- Place
- Belleville, MI · BELLEVILLE, MI
- Injuries
- 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1468KLuscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report March 1, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168543
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2619 72/12/31 BELLEVILLE,MICH LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 249 TIME - 0945 N1468K PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LARSEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BELLEVILLE,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- WIND GUSTING 22K.AFTR TURNING RIGHT BASE LEG PLT ADDED PWR.ACFT CONTINUED TO DESCEND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1468K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Larsen
N1468KRegistration cancelled Jun 2, 1976 · Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8Airframe modelSilvaire LUSCOMBE 8Engine modelContinental A&C65 series
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