- Date
- October 9, 1974
- Place
- Napoleon, MI · NAPOLEON, MI
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N72011Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report November 6, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19741009033749A
- Case key
- 141145
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3078 74/10/9 NAPOLEON,MICH LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 328 TIME - 1350 N72011 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MAULE FLD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NAPOLEON,MICH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH REMARKS- UNDERSHOT.LATE ADDING PWR.HIT FENCE 200FT SHORT OF RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72011
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Maule Fld
N72011Registration cancelled Aug 20, 2013 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.