# NTSB UNK64X0578: Luscombe 8A, N1296K, Copperhill, TN, February 15, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 15, 1964
- Place: Copperhill, TN · COPPERHILL, TN
- Location: 34.9989° N, 84.3906° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Copperhill, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9989&lon=-84.3906&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185157
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0578
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0578

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0369  64/2/15    COPPERHILL TENN     LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 99 TOTAL
        TIME - 1700                    N1296K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1296K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1296K-1997-02-19), registration cancelled 1997-02-19, S/N 4023 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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