- Date
- December 19, 1971
- Place
- Santee, SC · SANTEE, SC
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N45961Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report July 7, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164845
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4222 71/12/19 SANTEE,SC LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 27, 766 TIME - 1240 N45961 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 125 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - WINGS AND WHEELS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION SANTEE,SC LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- ACFT STALLED DRG ATMTD LOW ALT WING OVR. MILITARY RATED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45961
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Wings And Wheels
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