# NTSB LAX66F0311: Luscombe 8A, N1283K, Silverado, CA, April 3, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 3, 1966
- Place: Silverado, CA · SILVERADO, CA
- Location: 33.7482° N, 117.6285° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Silverado, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.7482&lon=-117.6285&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report January 30, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172483
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX66F0311
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66F0311

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0468   66/4/3    SILVERADO CALIF     LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 289
        TIME - 1730                    N1283K              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 71 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FLEW INTO BLIND CANYON
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - LOW CEILING
        WEATHER BRIEFING - NO RECORD OF BRIEFING RECEIVED
        WEATHER FORECAST - FORECAST SUBSTANTIALLY CORRECT
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          BROKEN                                                    800
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TEMPERATURE-F
          NONE                                                      61
        WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES                                   WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS
          210                                                       6
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          IFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- PLT DESCENDED FROM ON-TOP TO BELOW THE CLOUDS OVER UNFAMILIAR MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1283K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1283K-1967-01-31), registration cancelled 1967-01-31, S/N 4010 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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