# NTSB UNK64X1499: Luscombe 8C, N1125K, Laverne, AZ, April 28, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 28, 1964
- Place: Laverne, AZ · LAVERNE, AZ
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 16, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 184435
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X1499
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X1499

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1068  64/4/28    LAVERNE ARIZ        LUSCOMBE 8C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 35, 22 TOTAL
        TIME - 1645                    N1125K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1125K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1125K-1965-05-07), registration cancelled 1965-05-07, S/N 3852, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8C
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8C](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8c) (registry code 8190108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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