- Date
- July 4, 1969
- Place
- Skaneateles, NY · SKANEATELES, NY
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N45758Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report September 22, 1969
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 170181
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2376 69/7/4 SKANEATELES,NY LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, UNK/NR TIME - 1645 N45758 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - SKANEATLES TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- ACFT OBSERVED PERFORMING ACROBATICS OVER LAKE.ENTERED SPIN AT ALT TOO LOW TO EFFECT RECOVERY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45758
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Skaneatles
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