- Date
- December 14, 1967
- Place
- Sarasota, FL · SARASOTA, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Uncontrolled descent
- Aircraft
- N45934Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report February 2, 1968
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 112630
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4459 67/12/14 SARASOTA,FLA LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1250 N45934 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP AGE 66, 8000 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 150 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- PLT ACCIDENTALLY OPERATED WRONG RUDDER PEDAL WHEN FLYING CROSS COCKPIT;CRASHED INTO BAY.FLOAT EQPT
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45934
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
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