LAX70AL059

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8A · Temecula, CA · March 21, 1970

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 21, 1970
Place
Temecula, CA · TEMECULA, CA
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N45835Luscombe 8A
Status
Completed · report July 17, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
140430

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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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3-0434  70/3/21    TEMECULA,CALIF      LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  1  1  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 3000
        TIME - 1437                    N45835              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANCHO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TEMECULA,CALIF              TEMECULA,CALIF
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT IN COMMAND HAD 5 MIN FLT TIME IN TYPE.

Aircraft

Registration
N45835
Reported as
Luscombe 8A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Rancho

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.