- Date
- August 13, 1970
- Place
- Orting, WA · ORTING, WA
- Injuries
- 1 fatal
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N1920KLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report February 10, 1971
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 113404
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1781 70/8/13 ORTING,WASH LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 28, 230 TIME - 0939 N1920K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION PUYALLUP,WASH LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION REMARKS- LOST CTL DURING LOW ALT ROLL. ENG QUIT IN INVERTED FLT. PWR RESTORED JUST BEFORE IMPACT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N1920K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N1920KRegistration cancelled Oct 30, 2019 · Luscombe 8EAirframe modelLuscombe 8EEngine modelContinental C85 series
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