DEN66D0084

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8E · Greeley, CO · August 14, 1965

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 14, 1965
Place
Greeley, CO · GREELEY, CO
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N1984KLuscombe 8E
Status
Completed · report September 24, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
176595

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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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3-2315  65/8/14    GREELEY COLO        LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 20, 45 TOTAL
        TIME - 0900                    N1984K              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WELD COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           75                                                      350
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           35                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- WINDS GUSTING TO 35 KNOTS

Aircraft

Registration
N1984K
Reported as
Luscombe 8E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Weld County

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.