- Date
- February 23, 1964
- Place
- Allentown, PA · ALLENTOWN, PA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Taxi
- Aircraft
- N22096Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 185251
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-0455 64/2/23 ALLENTOWN PA LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL PRIVATE, AGE 50, 800 TIME - 1500 N22096 PX- 0 0 1 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES TAXI: OTHER GEAR COLLAPSED TAXI: OTHER PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT-MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND CLEARANCE. FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY REMARKS- SKI-EQUIPPED AIRCRAFT PACKING SNOW.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N22096
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
N22096Registration cancelled Jul 30, 2022 · Luscombe 8AAirframe modelLuscombe 8AEngine modelContinental A&C65 series
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