NYC67F0348

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8A · Richmond, VA · October 10, 1966

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
October 10, 1966
Place
Richmond, VA · RICHMOND, VA
Injuries
2 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N45807Luscombe 8A
Status
Completed · report August 29, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121026

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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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2-1195  66/10/10   RICHMOND,VA         LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 35, 174
        TIME - 1630                    N45807              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTHFIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED

Aircraft

Registration
N45807
Reported as
Luscombe 8A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Northfield

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.