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NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8F · Middletown, NY · April 10, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
April 10, 1964
Place
Middletown, NY · MIDDLETOWN, NY
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Initial climb
Aircraft
N1862KLuscombe 8F
Status
Completed · report September 10, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184675

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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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3-0871  64/4/10    MIDDLETOWN NY       LUSCOMBE 8F         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 4000
        TIME - 1845                    N1862K              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RANDALL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (MAINTENANCE PERSONNEL)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: ELEVATOR AND ELEVATOR TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - IMPROPERLY INSTALLED

Aircraft

Registration
N1862K
Reported as
Luscombe 8F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Randall

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.