CHI65A0094

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8A · Hiram, OH · May 2, 1965

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
May 2, 1965
Place
Hiram, OH · HIRAM, OH
Injuries
1 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2590KLuscombe 8A
Status
Completed · report July 1, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179163

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0221   65/5/2    HIRAM OHIO          LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 186
        TIME - 1230                    N2590K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 23 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS

Aircraft

Registration
N2590K
Reported as
Luscombe 8A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.