- Date
- August 27, 1978
- Place
- Jackpot, NV · JACKPOT, NV
- Injuries
- 1 serious, 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N71646Luscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report October 6, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780827026469A
- Case key
- 140067
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2389 78/8/27 JACKPOT,NV LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 1309 TIME - 1100 N71646 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 1262 IN DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION JACKPOT,NV BOUNTIFUL,UT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS 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 TEMPERATURE-F NONE 85 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 320 15 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- UPHILL TKOF.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71646
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Jackpot Muni
FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.