- Date
- April 2, 1966
- Place
- St. Charles, MO · ST. CHARLES, MO
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N2960KLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report October 13, 1966
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 171858
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2188 66/4/2 ST. CHARLES MO LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 36, 146 TIME - 1430 N2960K PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 117 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - ST. CHARLES TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT REMARKS- PARKED AIRCRAFT PIPER J5 N35010 SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE. PILOT PROPPED ENGINE AIRCRAFT UNOCCUPIED.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2960K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- St. Charles
N2960KRegistration cancelled May 25, 2022 · Luscombe 8EAirframe modelLuscombe 8EEngine modelContinental C90 series
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