- Date
- March 19, 1978
- Place
- Hamilton, MT · HAMILTON, MT
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N45564Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report April 10, 1978
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- FAA report
- 19780319003849A
- Case key
- 142564
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0347 78/3/19 HAMILTON,MT LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 26, 120 TIME - 1100 N45564 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HAMILTON DEPARTURE POINT INTENDED DESTINATION HAMILTON,MT MISSOULA,MT TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: MUSH TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS FACTOR(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE SCATTERED 6000 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) NONE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE TEMPERATURE-F NONE 41 WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS 270 7 TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN VFR NONE REMARKS- GUSTING TO 20K. ACFT SETTLED IN DOWNDRAFT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45564
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hamilton
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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.
Other investigations on N45564 · 3
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB NYC85LA197Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportCoventryville, NYDuring a local flt over Coventryville, NY, the plt decided to overfly and observe a building. The plt made one pass and was about to make another when the eng began to lose pwr. While planning to land in a nearby fld, the eng regained pwr and the plt…NTSB DEN82DA123Accident · No injuriesFinal reportLaurel, MTDuring the landing roll, the pilot applied heavy braking and the aircraft nosed over, this occurred after he had landed longer than normal and was slowing to gain access to a taxiway. The temperature was 85 degrees fahrenheit and the asphalt runway was hot,…NTSB SEA68F0139Accident · No injuriesClosedMissoula, MT