- Date
- June 6, 1971
- Place
- Odessa, FL · ODESSA, FL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N71759Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report February 22, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 161823
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2251 71/6/6 ODESSA,FLA LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 103 TIME - 1408 N71759 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 39 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST PASCO COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ODESSA,FLA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE REMARKS- ACFT PLACARDED TO USE FULL CARB HEAT DRG TKOFS,FOUND COLD PSN.OBSERVED ROCKING SIDE-TO-SIDE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71759
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- West Pasco County
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