- Date
- June 21, 1970
- Place
- Okanogan, WA · OKANOGAN, WA
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N1243KLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report April 13, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 119725
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2682 70/6/21 OKANOGAN,WASH LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 63, 613 TIME - 0820 N1243K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 54 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - OKANOGAN LEGION DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION OKANOGAN,WASH ELLENSBURG,WASH TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIRAL LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED FACTOR(S) POWERPLANT - COOLING SYSTEM: COWLING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY SECURED EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT REMARKS- ENG COWLING OPENED AFTR T/O.SLOWED ACFT TO PREVENT WINDSHIELD DMG.STALLED DRG TURN-BACK TO FLD.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1243K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Okanogan Legion
N1243KRegistration cancelled Feb 8, 2018 · Luscombe 8EAirframe modelLuscombe 8EEngine modelContinental C85 series
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Other investigations on N1243K · 1
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