- Date
- August 1, 1964
- Place
- Sanford, NC · SANFORD, NC
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Initial climb
- Aircraft
- N45951Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report October 20, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 182252
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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.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FILE DATE LOCATION AIRCRAFT DATA INJURIES FLIGHT PILOT DATA F S M/N PURPOSE ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2289 64/8/1 SANFORD NC LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 27, 68 TOTAL TIME - 1700 N45951 PX- 0 0 0 PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP HOURS, 50 IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION COLLIDED WITH: TREES TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45951
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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