Accident Luscombe 8A N28882, Saturday 4 August 2001

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Date:	Saturday 4 August 2001
Time:	16:19 LT
Type:	Luscombe 8A
Owner/operator:	Private
Registration:	N28882
MSN:	1624
Total airframe hrs:	3894 hours
Engine model:	Continental A65-8
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 2
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Substantial
Category:	Accident
Location:	Fort Bragg, CA - United States of America
Phase:	Approach
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:	Little River, CA (048)
Destination airport:	Fort Bragg, CA (8Q3)
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
The pilot inadvertently stalled the airplane while in a right turn for a precautionary landing. The destination airport became fogged in and the airplane was running low on fuel, so the pilot elected to make a precautionary landing to a ranch road. During the landing the pilot said he "allowed the airspeed to get too slow," resulting in a stall.

Probable Cause: the pilot's failure to maintain airspeed while making a precautionary landing resulting in an inadvertent stall.

Accident investigation: