- Date
- December 20, 1970
- Place
- Pine City, MN · PINE CITY, MN
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N2121BLuscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report September 30, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159635
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4461 70/12/20 PINE CITY,MINN LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 900 TIME - 1430 N2121B PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PINE CITY DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PINE CITY,MINN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING REMARKS- HIT WIRES ON GO AROUND FROM LDG ON FROZEN RIVER DUE SNOW MOBILES. AREA NOT PREVIOUSLY SURVEYED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2121B
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Pine City
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