- Date
- September 29, 1969
- Place
- Las Cruces, NM · LAS CRUCES, NM
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Takeoff
- Aircraft
- N2219BLuscombe 8F
- Status
- Completed · report May 14, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 151812
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4113 69/9/29 LAS CRUCES,N MEX LUSCOMBE 8F CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1530 N2219B PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 24, 720 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 2 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - UNIVERSITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAS CRUCES,N MEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE TAKEOFF: RUN STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- STUDENT SAID ACFT VEERED L WHEN TAIL WAS RAISED.IP SAID HE REMEMBERED NOTHING OF CRASH.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2219B
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- University
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