UNK64X0910

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8C · Dixon, CA · March 14, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
March 14, 1964
Place
Dixon, CA · DIXON, CA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N28780Luscombe 8C
Status
Completed · report September 4, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
185434

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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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3-0650  64/3/14    DIXON CALIF         LUSCOMBE 8C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 28 TOTAL
        TIME - 1430                    N28780              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -                 Z
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND

Aircraft

Registration
N28780
Reported as
Luscombe 8C
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Z

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.