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NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8E · Houma, LA · March 29, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
March 29, 1964
Place
Houma, LA · HOUMA, LA
Injuries
2 fatal
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N2636KLuscombe 8E
Status
Completed · report January 7, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184842

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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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2-0082  64/3/29    HOUMA LA            LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 650
        TIME - 1600                    N2636K              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT -                 Z
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING

Aircraft

Registration
N2636K
Reported as
Luscombe 8E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
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.