- Date
- September 6, 1981
- Place
- Farmington, MI · FARMINGTON, MI
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N71993Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report December 29, 1981
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19810906059429A
- Case key
- 136471
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2784 81/9/6 FARMINGTON,MI LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 42, TIME - 1835 N71993 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 208 TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WIXOM,MI UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71993
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N71993Registration cancelled Nov 13, 2014 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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