- Date
- June 11, 1968
- Place
- Mojave, CA · MOJAVE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N28561Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report October 24, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 109519
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2895 68/6/11 MOJAVE,CALIF LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 2 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 1000 TIME - 1630 N28561 PX- 0 0 0 BUSINESS TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) COPILOT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED COPILOT - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 270 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 10 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- DENSITY ALT APPROX 5700 FT.HEAVILY LOADED ACFT.ATTEMPTED FLT OVER RISING TERRAIN IN CANYON.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28561
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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