- Date
- August 6, 1977
- Place
- Shreveport, LA · SHREVEPORT, LA
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N2480KLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report September 19, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770806024569A
- Case key
- 146084
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1876 77/8/6 SHREVEPORT,LA LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 929 TIME - 1110 N2480K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LUCIEN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SHREVEPORT,LA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT DOOR/PANEL OPEN REMARKS- LEFT ENGINE COWL CAME OPEN IN FLIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2480K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Lucien
N2480KRegistration cancelled Dec 2, 2023 · Luscombe 8EAirframe modelLuscombe 8EEngine modelContinental C85 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N2480K · 1
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