- Date
- July 7, 1975
- Place
- Wilber, NE · WILBER, NE
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N7794LLuscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report July 31, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 149607
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1682 75/7/7 WILBER,NE LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 23, 128 TIME - 1940 N7794L PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 33 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION CRETE,NE LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING REMARKS- LOW ALTITUDE CHANDELL OR LAZY 8 TYPE MANEUVERS.2ND COMPLETED BLO LVL OF TREE TOPS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N7794L
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed