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Date: | Tuesday 17 May 2011 |
Time: | 18:30 |
Type: | Luscombe 8A |
Owner/operator: | Private |
Registration: | XB-IIY |
MSN: | 4311 |
Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2 |
Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
Category: | Accident |
Location: | Near the Spicewood Airport - K88R, TX -
United States of America
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Phase: | Take off |
Nature: | Training |
Departure airport: | Spicewood Airport - K88R |
Destination airport: | Spicewood Airport - K88R |
Investigating agency: | NTSB |
Confidence Rating: | Information verified through data from accident investigation authorities |
Narrative:The Department of Public Safety is looking into a plane crash near the Spicewood Airport on Tuesday evening, which is near the northwest section of Lake Travis.
DPS said the small plane crashed around 6:30 p.m., just after taking off from the airport.
The Federal Aviation Administration says the pilot of the taildragger plane was practicing landings and takeoffs when the plane stalled and crashed into several trees about 50 feet north of runway.
Two men were onboard the plane, one was able to walk away from the plane with no injuries, the other man was transported to a nearby hospital with minor injuries.
Sources:
[LINK NOT WORKING ANYMORE:http://www.kxan.com/dpp/news/local/plane-crashes-into-trees-in-spicewood]
http://dms.ntsb.gov/aviation/AccidentReports/zzk1ol55dfo0sp45adhl5ebc1/P10042011120000.pdf
Revision history:
Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
18-May-2011 03:12 |
gerard57 |
Added |
18-May-2011 05:34 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Aircraft type, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Damage] |
19-May-2011 09:21 |
RobertMB |
Updated [Registration] |
20-May-2011 07:28 |
Anon. |
Updated [Aircraft type, Cn] |
04-Oct-2011 16:13 |
Dr. John Smith |
Updated [Operator, Source, Narrative] |