Luscombe 8E N1399B

Summary

On 11 December 1969 at about 17:30 local time, a Luscombe 8E registered N1399B was involved in an accident during in flight near Largo, Florida, United States. One person was on board and one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

11 December 1969 at 17:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Largo, Florida, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Luscombe 8E

Registration

N1399B

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Private Owner

Purpose of flight

Pleasure

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

Lake Seminole, Fla → Local

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-4578

1 person had minor injuries.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

FLOAT EQPT ACFT OBSERVED TO NOSE DOWN INTO THE LAKE DURG LOW LVL FLT. PLT NOT ENDORSED FOR SOLO.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.