# NTSB SEA66D0264: Luscombe 8A, N45421, Klamathfalls, OR, April 17, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1966
- Place: Klamathfalls, OR · KLAMATHFALLS, OR
- Location: 42.2158° N, 121.7758° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Klamath Falls, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2158&lon=-121.7758&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 26, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 172333
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA66D0264
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66D0264

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1260  66/4/17    KLAMATHFALLS OREG   LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 166
        TIME - 1430                    N45421              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 77 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KINGSLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          SCATTERED                                                 5500
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           55                                                      330
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           24                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N45421 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Kingsley

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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