- Date
- December 31, 1970
- Place
- G.Barrington, MA · G.BARRINGTON, MA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N1686BLuscombe 11A
- Status
- Completed · report October 4, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 159653
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4477 70/12/31 G.BARRINGTON,MASS LUSCOMBE 11A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 43, 1573 TIME - 1500 N1686B PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 32 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - GREAT BARRINGTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION G.BARRINGTON,MASS SIMSBURY,CONN TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE REMARKS- PLT DID NOT NOTICE COATING OF ICE ON L WING DRG ACFT PREFLIGHT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1686B
- Reported as
- Luscombe 11A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Great Barrington
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.