UNK64X1328

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8A · Pleasent Hill, OH · April 15, 1964

Accident · FatalClosed
Date
April 15, 1964
Place
Pleasent Hill, OH · PLEASENT HILL, OH
Injuries
1 fatal, 1 minor
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N1473KLuscombe 8A
Status
Completed · report January 8, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
184857

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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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2-0116  64/4/15    PLEASENT HILL OHI   LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 250
        TIME - 0600                    N1473K              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 175 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PLEASENT HILL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE,SPEED,ALTITUDE OR CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT

Aircraft

Registration
N1473K
Reported as
Luscombe 8A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Pleasent Hill

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.