- Date
- June 24, 1966
- Place
- Dunedin, FL · DUNEDIN, FL
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N71185Luscombe 8
- Status
- Completed · report August 12, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171386
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1539 66/6/24 NR.DUNEDIN FLA LUSCOMBE 8 CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 18, 7 TIME - 0700 N71185 PX- 0 0 0 OTHER TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - STOLEN OR UNAUTH= MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PILOT STATED HE INTENDED TO COMMIT SUICIDE AND THEN CHANGED HIS MIND.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71185
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N71185Registration cancelled Feb 20, 2013 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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