MKC70D0175

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8A · Moose Lake, MN · August 8, 1969

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
August 8, 1969
Place
Moose Lake, MN · MOOSE LAKE, MN
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2008BLuscombe 8A
Status
Completed · report April 1, 1970
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
162062

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3458   69/8/8    MOOSE LAKE,MINN     LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 1315                    N2008B              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOOSE LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FOND DU LAC,MINN            MOOSE LAKE,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PLT STATED PX PULLED STICK FULL BACK,WOULDNT LET GO. FLOAT EQUIPPED. CRASHED IN LAKE.

Aircraft

Registration
N2008B
Reported as
Luscombe 8A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Moose Lake

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.