- Date
- July 3, 1977
- Place
- Walcott, WY · WALCOTT, WY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N71257Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report September 12, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770703020709A
- Case key
- 147231
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1991 77/7/3 WALCOTT,WY LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 59, UNK/NR TIME - 1345 N71257 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP AURORA,NE CARSON CITY,NV LARAMIE,WY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- MED CERT STATED 1500HRS DATED 4/29/76. RELATIVE STATED PLT FLEW LOW & PARALLEL ROADS ON X-COUNTRY
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71257
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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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.