- Date
- May 9, 1972
- Place
- Nashville, GA · NASHVILLE, GA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N28901Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report February 12, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166161
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1724 72/5/9 NASHVILLE,GA LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 19, 149 TIME - 0930 N28901 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 51 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BERRIEN COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION NASHVILLE,GA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- STALLED DURG PULLUP AFT LOW PASS OVR RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28901
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Berrien County
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