- Date
- March 31, 1975
- Place
- The Dalles, OR · THE DALLES, OR
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N28551Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report May 12, 1975
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19750331007159A
- Case key
- 148183
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0847 75/3/31 NR.THE DALLES,OR LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 44, 304 TIME - 1440 N28551 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 127 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - THE DALLES DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP EVERETT,WA BAKER,OR GOLDENDALE,WA TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION TERRAIN - OTHER COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND REMARKS- LND IN PARK,OVERSHOT.SWERVED TO AVOID STONE WALL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N28551
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- The Dalles
N28551Registration cancelled Nov 27, 2002 · Luscombe 8BAirframe modelLuscombe 8BEngine modelLycoming 0-145B series
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FAA reports on this event · 1
The FAA’s own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date.