Luscombe 8A N71657

Summary

On 31 July 1969 at about 18:30 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N71657 was involved in an accident during in flight near Ludlow, Vermont, United States. 2 people were on board and 2 had minor injuries. The aircraft was destroyed. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

31 July 1969 at 18:30

Classification

Accident

Location

Ludlow, Vermont, United States

Coordinates

Not recorded

Aircraft

Luscombe 8A

Registration

N71657

Category

Fixed-Wing

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Private Owner

Purpose of flight

Other

Phase of flight

In Flight

Route

Ludlow, Vt → Local

Aircraft damage

Destroyed

Weather

VMC

Light

Daylight

NTSB number

3-3356

2 people 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

DRG ATTEMPT TO OBS CARGO CHUTE TEST, CHUTE CAUGHTON L WING.PLT UN CTL ACFT DIRECTION DRG T/D.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.