CHI66F0491

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8A · Findlay, OH · December 10, 1965

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
December 10, 1965
Place
Findlay, OH · FINDLAY, OH
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1274BLuscombe 8A
Status
Completed · report February 3, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
174911

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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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2-0886  65/12/10 NR.FINDLAY OHIO       LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 55, 424
        TIME - 1530                    N1274B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 267 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - METZER S
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        REMARKS- PILOT DIED 12-18-65.

Aircraft

Registration
N1274B
Reported as
Luscombe 8A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Metzer S

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.