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NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8A · Cleveland, OK · November 30, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
November 30, 1971
Place
Cleveland, OK · CLEVELAND, OK
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N1561KLuscombe 8A
Status
Completed · report May 10, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
164382

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3725  71/11/30   CLEVELAND,OKLA      LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE
        TIME - 1330                    N1561K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  UNK/NR, 500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            0 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CLEVELAND,OKLA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT

Aircraft

Registration
N1561K
Reported as
Luscombe 8A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Westport

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.