MIA68A0044

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8C · Temple Terrac, FL · November 5, 1967

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
November 5, 1967
Place
Temple Terrac, FL · TEMPLE TERRAC, FL
Injuries
1 fatal, 3 uninjured
Phase of flight
Unknown
Aircraft
N28708Luscombe 8CN97261Stinson 108
Status
Completed · report June 10, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
113647

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1125   67/11/5   TEMPLE TERRAC,FLA   STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 921
        TIME - 1625                    N97261              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 634 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  1  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VANDENBERG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   42
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1125   67/11/5   TEMPLE TERRAC,FLA   LUSCOMBE 8C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 383
        TIME - 1625                    N28708              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  3                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VANDENBERG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   42
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED              ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED

Aircraft · 2

Registration
N28708
Reported as
Luscombe 8C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Vandenberg

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

Registration
N97261
Reported as
Stinson 108
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Vandenberg

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.