# NTSB LAX68F0003: Luscombe 8F, N2137B, Chino, CA, June 5, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 5, 1967
- Place: Chino, CA · CHINO, CA
- Location: 33.9763° N, 117.6745° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chino, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9763&lon=-117.6745&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116669
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68F0003
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68F0003

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1906   67/6/5    CHINO,CALIF         LUSCOMBE 8F         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 26, 67 TOTAL
        TIME - 2025                    N2137B              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, 58 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CHINO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK TREE ON BASE LEG.NO DUAL NIGHT INSTRUCTION.LDG LIGHTS NOT USED.ACFT STAYED IN TREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2137B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2137B-2019-10-25), registration cancelled 2019-10-25, S/N 6564, built 1949 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8F
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8F](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (registry code 8190114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Chino

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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