- Date
- September 11, 1978
- Place
- Fayette, MO · FAYETTE, MO
- Injuries
- 2 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N28828Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report December 15, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780911035439A
- Case key
- 139873
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3136 78/9/11 FAYETTE,MO LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 33, 256 TIME - 0745 N28828 PX- 1 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 176 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION FAYETTE,MO ATLANTA,GA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28828
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Flying Field
N28828Registration cancelled Jul 23, 2009 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.