OAK67D0307

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8E · Nixon, NV · April 23, 1967

Accident · Minor injuriesClosed
Date
April 23, 1967
Place
Nixon, NV · NIXON, NV
Injuries
1 minor
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N1522BLuscombe 8E
Status
Completed · report September 7, 1967
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
117699

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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.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1317  67/4/23    NIXON,NEV           LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 49, 2709
        TIME - 1045                    N1522B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2394 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- AIRCRAFT STRUCK LARGE ROCK.

Aircraft

Registration
N1522B
Reported as
Luscombe 8E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.