- Date
- October 8, 1971
- Place
- Auburn, NH · AUBURN, NH
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N77877Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report June 15, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 164228
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-4003 71/10/8 AUBURN,NH LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL COMMERCIAL, AGE 28, 2840 TIME - 1630 N77877 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 96 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - BLAKE FIELD DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION AUBURN,NH MARSHFIELD,MASS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN FACTOR(S) AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIGH VEGETATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS REMARKS- 1200FT PVT FLD,GRASS 4-6IN HIGH,TREES BOTH ENDS.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N77877
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Blake Field
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