UNK64X3953

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8C · Marquette, WI · September 13, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
September 13, 1964
Place
Marquette, WI · MARQUETTE, WI
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N28582Luscombe 8C
Status
Completed · report January 8, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
181744

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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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2-0710  64/9/13    MARQUETTE WIS       LUSCOMBE 8C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 1500
        TIME - 1720                    N28582              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 1450 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CLARK DRAGER FARM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
        REMARKS- PILOT EXECUTED UNWARRANTED  STEEP CLIMBING COURSE REVERSAL AFTER TAKEOFF.

Aircraft

Registration
N28582
Reported as
Luscombe 8C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Clark Drager Farm

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.