- Date
- September 13, 1972
- Place
- Poplar, CA · POPLAR, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N71936Luscomb 8E
- Status
- Completed · report March 23, 1973
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 168318
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3505 72/9/13 POPLAR,CALIF LUSCOMB 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE TIME - 0525 N71936 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 33, 5100 TOTAL HOURS, 875 DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PORTERVILLE,CALIF WHITE RIVER FARMS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SUNGLARE REMARKS- LOW MORNING SUN.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71936
- Reported as
- Luscomb 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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