- Date
- January 13, 1970
- Place
- Bridgeville, PA · BRIDGEVILLE, PA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N45596Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report June 11, 1970
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 141584
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0120 70/1/13 BRIDGEVILLE,PA LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 23, 395 TIME - 1030 N45596 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - CAMPBELLS DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WHEELING,W VA AMITYVILLE,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ENGINE LOADED UP MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- PWR OFF DSCNT,OAT ABT 21DEG ENG DID NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE.LNDD ON HIGHWAY,OBSUD TRUCK TURNED R.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45596
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Campbells
N45596Registration cancelled Apr 6, 2021 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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