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NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8A · Lookout Pass, MT · July 15, 1964

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 15, 1964
Place
Lookout Pass, MT · LOOKOUT PASS, MT
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N71491Luscombe 8A
Status
Completed · report October 14, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
183067

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2089  64/7/15    LOOKOUT PASS MONT   LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 1700
        TIME - 1100                    N71491              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND

Aircraft

Registration
N71491
Reported as
Luscombe 8A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.