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Luscombe 8A N71101

23 May 1975 · Oshtemo, Michigan, United States · No injuries

Summary

On 23 May 1975 at about 20:40 local time, a Luscombe 8A registered N71101 was involved in an accident during the landing phase of flight near Oshtemo, Michigan, United States. 2 people were on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

The record

Date
at 20:40
Classification
Accident
Location
Oshtemo, Michigan, United States
Nearest airport
Private
Coordinates
Not recorded
Aircraft
Luscombe 8A
Registration
N71101
Category
Fixed-Wing
Engines
1
Operator
Not recorded
Operating rule
Private Owner
Purpose of flight
Pleasure
Phase of flight
Landing
Route
S → Local
Aircraft damage
Substantial
Weather
VMC
Light
Daylight
NTSB number
3-1073

People

Nobody was injured.

On board Died Serious Minor Uninjured
2 0 0 0 2

Probable cause

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

SINK RATE GREATER THAN PLT ANTICIPATED.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.

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