UNK64X3393

NTSB accident investigation · Silvaire 8F · Cambridge, PA · August 15, 1964

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 15, 1964
Place
Cambridge, PA · CAMBRIDGE, PA
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Landing
Aircraft
N9936CSilvaire 8F
Status
Completed · report October 26, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
182458

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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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3-2482  64/8/15    CAMBRIDGE PA        SILVAIRE 8F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 238
        TIME - 1700                    N9936C              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 202 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - DEIBEL FARM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE

Aircraft

Registration
N9936C
Reported as
Silvaire 8F
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Deibel Farm

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.