- Date
- August 18, 1971
- Place
- Jordan Vally, OR · JORDAN VALLY, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N72019Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report April 5, 1972
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 163184
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3141 71/8/18 JORDAN VALLY,OREG LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 37, 328 TIME - 2130 N72019 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 266 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP LOVELOCK,NEV NAMPA,ID MCDERMITT,OREG TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT LOW ON FUEL REMARKS- ACFT HAD BARE MINIMUM EQUIP FOR NITE X-C. PLT BECAME LOST,ATTEMTED LDG ON DIRT ROAD. HIT WIRE.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N72019
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N72019Registration cancelled Jun 2, 2020 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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