CHI69F0030

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8E · Phillipsburg, OH · June 6, 1968

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
June 6, 1968
Place
Phillipsburg, OH · PHILLIPSBURG, OH
Injuries
1 serious, 1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Enroute
Aircraft
N2013KLuscombe 8E
Status
Completed · report July 29, 1968
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
110259

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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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3-1640   68/6/6    PHILLIPSBURG,OHIO   LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  1  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1815                    N2013K              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 40, 643 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            200 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEYERS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SIMULATED CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- INSTRUCTOR DEMONSTRATING SIMULATED ENGINE OUT FORCED LANDING.

Aircraft

Registration
N2013K
Reported as
Luscombe 8E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Meyers

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.