- Date
- October 23, 1971
- Place
- Long Beach, CA · LONG BEACH, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N71695Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report August 2, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164030
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4336 71/10/23 LONG BEACH,CALIF LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 2 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1045 N71695 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 35, 3890 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 7 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - LONG BEACH DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LONG BEACH,CALIF LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) DUAL STUDENT - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING DUAL STUDENT - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT. REMARKS- EXHSTD FUEL DURG CKOUT,I/P UN TO GET STUDENT TO RELEASE FULL R RUD.ACFT STALLED IN DSNDG R TURN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71695
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Long Beach
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