- Date
- July 20, 1978
- Place
- Farmington, NM · FARMINGTON, NM
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N45694Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report January 19, 1979
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780720041219A
- Case key
- 199089
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3690 78/7/20 FARMINGTON,NM LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 2 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE TIME - 1254 N45694 PX- 0 0 0 TEST 31, 6278 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FARMINGTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FARMINGTON,NM AZTEC,NM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- REQ PLACARD FOR CARB HEAT FOR T/O & CLIMB NOT INSTALLED.CARB HEAT KNOB FOUND IN THE OFF POSITION.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45694
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Farmington
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N45694 · 2
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