- Date
- March 8, 1974
- Place
- Blountstown, FL · BLOUNTSTOWN, FL
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N45452Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report April 23, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740308006359A
- Case key
- 186587
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0551 74/3/8 BLOUNTSTOWN,FLA LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 32, 115 TIME - 1410 N45452 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOUNTSTOWN DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BLOUNTSTOWN,FLA MARIANNA,FLA 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) AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: OTHER MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED CORRODED AND WORN.PLT ENTRD A STEEP L TURN TOWARD THE ARPT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45452
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Blountstown
N45452Registration cancelled Jul 19, 2012 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N45452 · 1
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