CHI65D0081

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8A · Janesville, WI · February 26, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
February 26, 1965
Place
Janesville, WI · JANESVILLE, WI
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N37024Luscombe 8A
Status
Completed · report May 6, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
179505

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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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3-0504  65/2/26    JANESVILLE WISC     LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 36 TOTAL
        TIME - 1245                    N37024              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 22 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCK COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
          LDG GR-BRAKES LOCKED BY FROZEN WATER AND SNOW.

Aircraft

Registration
N37024
Reported as
Luscombe 8A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Rock County

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.