- Date
- June 4, 1977
- Place
- Littleton, CO · LITTLETON, CO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N45779Lusgombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report July 11, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770604014329A
- Case key
- 158147
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1156 77/6/4 LITTLETON,CO LUSGOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 53, 3286 TIME - 1730 N45779 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 2960 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LITTLETON AITPORT DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LITTLETON,CO LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE STALL: SPIN LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PREVIOUS DAMAGE WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT SUSPECTED OR KNOWN AIRCRAFT DAMAGE SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 20000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS NONE VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- TOO LOW,HIT TREES & BROKE WINDSHIELD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45779
- Reported as
- Lusgombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Littleton Aitport
N45779Registration cancelled Jul 24, 2012 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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