NYC66F0003

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8A · Mitchellville, MD · June 11, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 11, 1965
Place
Mitchellville, MD · MITCHELLVILLE, MD
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N77QLuscombe 8A
Status
Completed · report August 27, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
178138

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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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2-0344  65/6/11    MITCHELLVILLE MD    LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  2  0  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE,FL.INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 1000                    N77Q                PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      20, 540 TOTAL HOURS, 21
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FREEWAY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N77Q
Reported as
Luscombe 8A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Freeway

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.