- Date
- July 11, 1972
- Place
- Devers, TX · DEVERS, TX
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N71246Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report January 8, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 201440
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1046 72/7/11 DEVERS,TEX LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 1 0 0 MISCELLANEOUS NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 40, TIME - 1820 N71246 PX- 1 0 0 HUNTING 265 TOTAL HOURS, 255 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION RAYWOOD,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL REMARKS- HUNTING WILD HOGS. PLT UNCERTIFICATED. UNAUTHORIZED REMOVAL OF BOTH DOORS. LOST CTL IN TIGHT TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71246
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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