- Date
- November 23, 1964
- Place
- Gainesville, FL · GAINESVILLE, FL
- Injuries
- 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Approach
- Aircraft
- N71619Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report February 19, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 180653
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0848 64/11/23 NR.GAINESVILLE FLA LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 1 0 0 NONCOMMERCIAL NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 34, TIME - 2200 N71619 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP 235 TOTAL HOURS, 204 IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - STENGEL FIELD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION UNDERSHOOT LANDING: FINAL APPROACH COLLIDED WITH: TREES LANDING: FINAL APPROACH PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT FACTOR(S) WEATHER - LOW CEILING WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT SKY CONDITION CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE OVERCAST 600 VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE 5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED) DRIZZLE OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES NONE 30 WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS 8 IFR TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN NONE REMARKS- NIGHT FLT IN IFR WX AND AIRCRAFT WITH NO LITES
Aircraft
- Registration
- N71619
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Stengel Field
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