- Date
- March 15, 1975
- Place
- Duanesburg, NY · DUANESBURG, NY
- Injuries
- 2 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N71790Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report May 5, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750315005059A
- Case key
- 147786
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0538 75/3/15 DUANESBURG,NY LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 251 TIME - 1425 N71790 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DUANESBURG DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION ALINGERLANDS,NY DUANESBURG,NY TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS WEATHER - TURBULENCE IN FLIGHT,CLEAR AIR FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS WEATHER BRIEFING - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE CLEAR UNLIMITED VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND NONE HEAD WIND 338-022 DEGREES WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 300 14 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- ENCTRD TURBC ON FINAL APCH,PLT LOST CTL,ACFT ROLLED R STRUCK TREES.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71790
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Duanesburg
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