# NTSB UNK64X0832: Luscombe 8F, N3545G, Park Valley, UT, March 7, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 7, 1964
- Place: Park Valley, UT · PARK VALLEY, UT
- Location: 41.8174° N, 113.3292° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Park Valley, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8174&lon=-113.3292&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 28, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 185371
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X0832
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0832

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0563   64/3/7    PARK VALLEY UT      LUSCOMBE 8F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 98 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N3545G              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 44 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PARK VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3545G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3545G), registered now, S/N S-77, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8F
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8F](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (registry code 8190114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Park Valley

## Other investigations on N3545G (2)

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.

- [NTSB DEN78FTE50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE50), May 3, 1978: Luscombe 8F (N3545G), Monte Vista, CO, destroyed
- [NTSB DEN75DTE09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DTE09), Jul 29, 1974: Luscombe 8F (N3545G), Del Norte, CO, 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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