CHI67D0599

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8A · Fremont, OH · March 25, 1967

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
March 25, 1967
Place
Fremont, OH · FREMONT, OH
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Maneuvering
Aircraft
N2888KLuscombe 8A
Status
Completed · report August 26, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117786

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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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2-0294  67/3/25    FREMONT,OHIO        LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 27,
        TIME - 1520                    N2888K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  50 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: AILERON SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- RT AILERON SEPARATED.

Aircraft

Registration
N2888K
Reported as
Luscombe 8A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.