Date:	Monday 7 June 1965
Time:	13:05
Type:	Luscombe 8A
Owner/operator:	private
Registration:	N72044
MSN:	3471
Fatalities:	Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1
Other fatalities:	0
Aircraft damage:	Destroyed
Category:	Accident
Location:	2 miles East of Littleton, West Virginia -   United States of America
Phase:	Take off
Nature:	Private
Departure airport:
Destination airport:
Investigating agency:	NTSB
Confidence Rating:	Accident investigation report completed and information captured

Narrative:
Written off (destroyed) 07-06-1965 when crashed 2 miles east of Littleton, West Virginia. Per the AAIB report, the pilot continued a VFR flight into adverse weather conditions, including thunderstorms, low cloud and rain. The NTSB report considered that the pilot "exercised poor judgement". Wreckage recovery date 09-06-1965.

1. NTSB Identification: NYC65A0143
2. FAA: http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry/NNum_Results.aspx?omni=Home-N-Number&nNumberTxt=72044

Date/time	Contributor	Updates
25-Feb-2008 12:00	ASN archive	Added
22-Feb-2016 18:34	Dr.John Smith	Updated [Cn, Operator, Location, Phase, Nature, Source, Narrative, ]