UNK64X0266

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8A · Woodbury, TN · January 17, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
January 17, 1964
Place
Woodbury, TN · WOODBURY, TN
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N1080KLuscombe 8A
Status
Completed
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185525

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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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3-0131  64/1/17    WOODBURY TENN       LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 31, 67 TOTAL
        TIME - 1600                    N1080K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 19 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN

Aircraft

Registration
N1080K
Reported as
Luscombe 8A
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.