NYC67D0260

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8A · Enfield, CT · September 18, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
September 18, 1966
Place
Enfield, CT · ENFIELD, CT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N71411Luscombe 8A
Status
Completed · report November 9, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121192

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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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3-2634  66/9/18    ENFIELD CONN        LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 82 TOTAL
        TIME - 1040                    N71411              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKYLARK'S AIRPARK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIRAL                                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N71411
Reported as
Luscombe 8A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Skylark'S Airpark

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.