- Date
- March 14, 1973
- Place
- Greensboro, AL · GREENSBORO, AL
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N71509Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report April 25, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19730314005369A
- Case key
- 169813
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0445 73/3/14 GREENSBORO,ALA LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 28, 100 TIME - 1812 N71509 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREENSBORO DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION GREENSBORO,ALA LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED REMARKS- LOST CTL IN STEEP BANK.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71509
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Greensboro
N71509Registration cancelled Dec 22, 2014 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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