- Date
- June 10, 1972
- Place
- Circle Pines, MN · CIRCLE PINES, MN
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N71782Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report October 19, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 166736
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0471 72/6/10 CIRCLE PINES,MINN LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 31, 222 TIME - 1220 N71782 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 102 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SURFSIDE DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CIRCLE PINES,MINN LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- CRASHED IN LAKE ON LOW TURN TO FINAL APCH. PLT WAS FLYING FROM R SEAT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71782
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Surfside
N71782Registration cancelled Nov 21, 2017 · Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8AAirframe modelSilvaire LUSCOMBE 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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