- Date
- June 11, 1970
- Place
- Las Cruces, CA · LAS CRUCES, CA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N2196BLuscombe T-8F
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 124978
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2531 70/6/11 LAS CRUCES,CALIF LUSCOMBE T-8F CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 58, 14400 TIME - 1500 N2196B PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 8800 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTA YNEZ,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED 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 315 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 30 VFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- FLEW THRU PASS AT LOW ALT,UNABLE TO OUTCLIMB DOWNDRAFTS.WIND GUST TO 40KTS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2196B
- Reported as
- Luscombe T-8F
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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