- Date
- October 21, 1971
- Place
- Belen, NM · BELEN, NM
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1114KLuscombe 8
- Status
- Completed · report June 27, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164133
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4102 71/10/21 NR.BELEN,N MEX LUSCOMBE 8 CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 194 TIME - 1500 N1114K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 74 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALBUQUERQUE,N MEX TUCSON,ARIZ TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER IN-FLIGHT DECISIONS OR PLANNING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED REMARKS- HIT CANYON WALL DURING TURN AROUND. RECOVERY DATE 10/28/71.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1114K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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