OAK69D0299

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 11A · Lathrop Wells, NV · April 20, 1969

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
April 20, 1969
Place
Lathrop Wells, NV · LATHROP WELLS, NV
Injuries
1 minor, 2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1652BLuscombe 11A
Status
Completed · report June 23, 1969
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
188926

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1046  69/4/20    LATHROP WELLS,NEV   LUSCOMBE 11A        CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 338
        TIME - 0115                    N1652B              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 61 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ASH MEADOWS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE

Aircraft

Registration
N1652B
Reported as
Luscombe 11A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Ash Meadows

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.