- Date
- December 11, 1969
- Place
- Largo, FL · LARGO, FL
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N1399BLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report May 28, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 145769
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4578 69/12/11 LARGO,FLA LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 60, 5 TOTAL TIME - 1730 N1399B PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAKE SEMINOLE,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - SPONTANEOUS-IMPROPER ACTION FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- FLOAT EQPT ACFT OBSERVED TO NOSE DOWN INTO THE LAKE DURG LOW LVL FLT. PLT NOT ENDORSED FOR SOLO.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1399B
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N1399BRegistration cancelled Jun 14, 2012 · Luscombe 8EAirframe modelLuscombe 8EEngine modelContinental C85 series
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