- Date
- July 4, 1966
- Place
- Caddo Mills, TX · CADDO MILLS, TX
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1702KLuscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report September 6, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171502
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0269 66/7/4 CADDO MILLS TEX LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 41, 60 TOTAL TIME - 1515 N1702K PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CADDO MILLS MUNI. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- PILOT EXCEEDED CLIMB ANGLE FOR LUSCOMBE WITH REAR FUSELAGE FUEL TANK
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1702K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Caddo Mills Muni.
N1702KRegistration cancelled Apr 27, 2011 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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