- Date
- February 3, 1966
- Place
- Van Nuys, CA · VAN NUYS, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N45581Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report March 31, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 173795
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0255 66/2/3 VAN NUYS CALIF LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 MISCELLANEOUS STUDENT, AGE 26, UNK/NR TIME - 1152 N45581 PX- 0 0 0 UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - VAN NUYS TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT LANDING: GO-AROUND PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT CESSNA 140A N9610A SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45581
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Van Nuys
N45581Registration cancelled Mar 2, 2020 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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