- Date
- February 23, 1972
- Place
- Houston, TX · HOUSTON, TX
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1277KLuscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report September 12, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 165304
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0080 72/2/23 HOUSTON,TEX LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 36, 49 TOTAL TIME - 1400 N1277K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 42 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - COLLIER DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HOUSTON,TEX LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- OBSERVED SLOW FLIGHT ABT 60FT OVR HOUSING CONSTRUCTION SITE,WAVING TO WORKERS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1277K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Collier
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