- Date
- July 30, 1977
- Place
- The Dalles, OR · THE DALLES, OR
- Injuries
- 1 minor
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N2712KLuscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report October 28, 1977
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19770730028169A
- Case key
- 145933
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2796 77/7/30 NR.THE DALLES,OR LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 18, 57 TOTAL TIME - 1630 N2712K PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 27 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION LAST ENROUTE STOP KENT,WA RETURN THE DALLES,OR TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING FACTOR(S) TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER REMARKS- SOLO XC.FLYING AT 400FT OVER COLUMBIA RIVER,HIT UNMARKED WIRES.ACFT NOT RECOVERED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2712K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N2712KRegistration cancelled May 18, 2018 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 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.