- Date
- August 9, 1965
- Place
- Sherman, TX · SHERMAN, TX
- Injuries
- 2 serious
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Maneuvering
- Aircraft
- N45495Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report September 14, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 177178
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2-0434 65/8/9 SHERMAN TEX LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 1 0 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 22, 98 TOTAL TIME - 0120 N45495 PX- 0 1 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS PROBABLE CAUSE(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45495
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N45495Registration cancelled Jul 19, 2012 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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.