- Date
- November 7, 1970
- Place
- Hntngtn Bch, CA · HNTNGTN BCH, CA
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2947KLuscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report March 9, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 174875
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2387 70/11/7 HNTNGTN BCH,CALIF LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 270 TIME - 1347 N2947K PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 143 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP SANTA MONICA,CALIF CARLSBAD,CALIF HNTNGTN BCH,CALIF TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LOOSE,PART/FITTING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - BOGUS PART PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE REMARKS- P-LEAD AT MAGS FOUND TO SHRT OUT FIRING.ACFT OBS LOW ALT OVER OCEAN,ENG SPUTTERED,HIT BEACH L BANK
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2947K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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