- Date
- October 19, 1974
- Place
- Lafayette, LA · LAFAYETTE, LA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N38LLLockheed P-38L
- Status
- Completed · report December 27, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 143044
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3665 74/10/19 LAFAYETTE,LA LOCKHEED P-38L CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1510 N38LL PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE AGE 40, 2126 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 3 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LAFAYETTE REGIONA DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ABBEVILLE,LA LAFAYETTE,LA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION LANDING: FINAL APPROACH STALL: SPIRAL LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT PERSONNEL - FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR: INADEQUATE TRAINING OF STUDENT COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE FIRE AFTER IMPACT REMARKS- TRAINEE PLT TOTL TM IN TYP ACFT 1 HR DL 2 HR SOLO.SNGL ENG PFRMCE NOT DMONSTRTD.LOST PWR L ENG
Aircraft
- Registration
- N38LL
- Reported as
- Lockheed P-38L
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lafayette Regiona
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