- Date
- October 13, 1968
- Place
- Drumright, OK · DRUMRIGHT, OK
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N3541GLuscombe 8F
- Status
- Completed · report November 5, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 108293
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3187 68/10/13 DRUMRIGHT,OKLA LUSCOMBE 8F CR- 0 0 1 COMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 56, 36000 TIME - 1045 N3541G PX- 0 0 1 POWER/PIPELINE TOTAL HOURS, 18000 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 85 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 180 35 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- TRIED TO CLIMB OVER WIRES AFTER COMPLETION OF PIPELINE PATROL.PLT STATED HE ENCOUNTERED DOWNDRAFTS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N3541G
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N3541GRegistration cancelled Apr 23, 2012 · Silvaire 8FAirframe modelSilvaire 8FEngine modelContinental C90 series
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