CHI67F0248

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8A · Northfield, OH · July 24, 1966

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
July 24, 1966
Place
Northfield, OH · NORTHFIELD, OH
Injuries
2 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N45615Luscombe 8A
Status
Completed · report February 3, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
121914

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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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3-3536  66/7/24    NORTHFIELD OHIO     LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0615                    N45615              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 38, 623 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            180 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTHFIELD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           DUAL STUDENT - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT

Aircraft

Registration
N45615
Reported as
Luscombe 8A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Northfield

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.