- Date
- March 15, 1964
- Place
- Bronx, NY · BRONX, NY
- Injuries
- 1 serious
- Damage
- Destroyed
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N71137Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report January 29, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185794
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0162 64/3/15 BRONX NY LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 34, 12 TOTAL TIME - 1600 N71137 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, DAMAGE-DESTROYED OT- 0 0 0 UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION STALL: SPIN IN FLIGHT: CLIMB TO CRUISE PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71137
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Destroyed
N71137Registration cancelled Nov 21, 2017 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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