- Date
- November 1, 1976
- Place
- Batesville, MS · BATESVILLE, MS
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1666KLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report December 10, 1976
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19761101037599A
- Case key
- 156464
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3415 76/11/1 BATESVILLE,MS LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 2 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 414 TIME - 1600 N1666K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 0 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PANOLA COUNTY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION BATESVILLE,MS LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT REMARKS- AUTOPSY PERFORMED ON STUDENT PLT BUT NOT ON COMMERCIAL PLT.PLT AT CONTROLS NOT DETERMINED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1666K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Panola County
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.