- Date
- January 1, 1993, 15:10 local (21:10 UTC)
- Place
- Lillian, AL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N72088Luscombe 8A
- Weather
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Status
- Completed · report November 15, 1993
- Report
- Approved by Office Director
- FAA report
- 19930101000079A
- Case key
- 33174
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Probable cause
The pilot-in-command's failure to maintain airspeed as the aircraft was turned from base leg to final approach, resulting in an inadvertent stall and uncontrolled descent to the ground.
Sequence of events
NTSB’s coding before 2008: each occurrence and phase of flight, and the causes and factors under it. The codes are defined in NTSB’s coding manual.
Analysis
Aircraft was listed on FAA registry as deregistered by previous owner who sold aircraft as salvage. Aircraft did not have current annual inspection. Pilot-in-command (PIC) did not have current medical certificate. No pilot logbook was found by pilot's family, and it could not be determined if PIC had current biennial flight review. Pilot-rated passenger stated pilot over flew private strip and entered base leg. As they turned from base to final approach the PIC let the aircraft get too slow and the aircraft stalled. They then descended uncontrolled and collided with the ground. Passenger reported there were no mechanical malfunctions with the aircraft.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72088
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Serial number
- 3515
- Airframe hours
- 1,826
- Engine
- Continental A-65-8, 65 horsepower, reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Flight
- Personal · Part 91
- Operator
- Peterson, Charles H.
- Registered owner
- Peterson, Charles H.
- Airworthiness certificate
- Standard, Normal
- Last inspection
- Annual · December 1, 1990 · 47 hours before
- Departed
- Pensacola, FL
Flight crew
As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.
- Role
- Pilot
- Age
- 63
- Certificate
- Private
- Airplane ratings
- Single-engine land, Multi-engine land
- Medical
- Class 3, Expired
- Seat
- Left
- Toxicology
- Performed
- Flight hours
- 6,150 total
Weather
- Conditions
- Visual (VMC) · Day
- Wind
- 350° at 8 knots
- Visibility
- 7 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling
- None
- Temperature
- 66 °F, dew point 55 °F
- Altimeter
- 30.00 inHg
- Observed at
- PNS, 15 nm away
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.