- Date
- December 19, 1970
- Place
- Laytonsville, MD · LAYTONSVILLE, MD
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N45526Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report September 29, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159672
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4418 70/12/19 LAYTONSVILLE,MD LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 27, 179 TIME - 1338 N45526 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 89 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DAVIS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ANNAPOLIS,MD LAYTONSVILLE,MD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FIRE AFTER IMPACT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45526
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Davis
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