- Date
- August 20, 1966
- Place
- Paradise, CA · PARADISE, CA
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N23021Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report October 18, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171632
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0347 66/8/20 PARADISE CALIF LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 28, 663 TIME - 1830 N23021 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 463 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - PARADISE SKY PARK TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: BUZZING STALL IN FLIGHT: BUZZING PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC. MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE REMARKS- CLIMB ANGLE TOO STEEP FOR CONTINUOUS FUEL FLOW.FROM GRAVITY FEED FUEL SYSTEM.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N23021
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Paradise Sky Park
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