- Date
- April 26, 1965
- Place
- Fresno, CA · FRESNO, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Landing
- Aircraft
- N2368KLuscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report May 17, 1965
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 179012
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0648 65/4/26 FRESNO CALIF LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 1 INSTRUCTIONAL STUDENT, AGE 26, 51 TOTAL TIME - 1351 N2368K PX- 0 0 0 SOLO HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - FRESNO AIR TERM TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE LANDING: ROLL NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N2368K
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Fresno Air Term
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Other investigations on N2368K · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB CEN13CA042Accident · Minor injuriesData collectionFinal reportWest Bend, WIThe pilot‘s failure to maintain clearance from power lines at the end of the short runway, which resulted in an aborted takeoff and subsequent nose-over of the airplane.NTSB OAK65F0038Accident · No injuriesClosedConcord, CA