- Date
- April 23, 1965
- Place
- Mead, WA · MEAD, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N28416Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report August 30, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179302
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0364 65/4/23 MEAD WASH LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 43, TIME - 0645 N28416 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP UNK/NR TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR IN TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - MEAD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL REMARKS- PRIVATE PILOT FLIGHT TEST DISAPPROVED 10/19/61.STUDENT CERIFICATE EXPIRED 1962.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28416
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Airport
- Mead
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