UNK64X1179

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8A · Youngstown, OH · April 5, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 5, 1964
Place
Youngstown, OH · YOUNGSTOWN, OH
Injuries
2 uninjured
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N1006KLuscombe 8A
Status
Completed · report September 9, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184624

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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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3-0822   64/4/5    YOUNGSTOWN OHIO     LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 31 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N1006K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MIDTOWN AVIATION
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS

Aircraft

Registration
N1006K
Reported as
Luscombe 8A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Midtown Aviation

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