# NTSB CHI66A0085: Luscombe 8C, N45848, East St Louis, IL, April 9, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: April 9, 1966
- Place: East St Louis, IL · EAST ST LOUIS, IL
- Location: 38.6164° N, 90.1305° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of East St. Louis, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.6164&lon=-90.1305&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report August 11, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172976
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI66A0085
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI66A0085

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0198   66/4/9    EAST ST LOUIS ILL   LUSCOMBE 8C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 138
        TIME - 1635                    N45848              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE AND CLEARANCE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45848](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45848-1966-06-17), registration cancelled 1966-06-17, S/N 2375 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8C
- Registry model: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8C](https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8c) (registry code 8190124) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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