# NTSB MIA73AM091: Luscombe 8A, N71509, Greensboro, AL, March 14, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1973
- Place: Greensboro, AL · GREENSBORO, AL
- Location: 32.7010° N, 87.5937° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, AL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.7010&lon=-87.5937&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 25, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169813
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA73AM091
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA73AM091

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71509-2014-12-22), registration cancelled 2014-12-22, S/N 2936, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Greensboro

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730314005369A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730314005369A), Mar 14, 1973: Luscom 8E, Greensboro, AL, Substantial damage, 1 fatal. Lost ctl in steep bank.

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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