- Date
- June 13, 1974
- Place
- Wise River, MT · WISE RIVER, MT
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N45831Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report August 15, 1974
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19740613015729A
- Case key
- 128749
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-1882 74/6/13 WISE RIVER,MONT LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 40, 392 TIME - 1710 N45831 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 259 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - DON JONES STRIP DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION WISE RIVER,MONT LOCAL TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING FACTOR(S) WEATHER - HIGH DENSITY ALTITUDE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED 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 72 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 3 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- FAILED TO COMPENSATE FOR DENSITY ALT,HI ELEV AIR STRIP,OR UPSLOPED RWY.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45831
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Don Jones Strip
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FAA reports on this event · 1
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Other investigations on N45831 · 1
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