DEN73DQA22

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 11A · Santa Fe, NM · December 16, 1972

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
December 16, 1972
Place
Santa Fe, NM · SANTA FE, NM
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N1650BLuscombe 11A
Status
Completed · report March 24, 1973
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
168839

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3546  72/12/16   SANTA FE,N MEX      LUSCOMBE 11A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 1400
        TIME - 0530                    N1650B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 645 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SANTA FE,N MEX              CLAYTON N MEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - WINDSHIELD,DIRTY,FOGGY,ETC.-RESTRICTED VISION
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- HIT MTN PEAK DRG CLIMB OUT.

Aircraft

Registration
N1650B
Reported as
Luscombe 11A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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