# NTSB UNK64X3393: Silvaire 8F, N9936C, Cambridge, PA, August 15, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 15, 1964
- Place: Cambridge, PA · CAMBRIDGE, PA
- Location: 40.0810° N, 75.9435° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cambridge, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0810&lon=-75.9435&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182458
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK64X3393
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3393

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2482  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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9936C-2013-05-02), registration cancelled 2013-05-02, S/N S-40, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: SILVAIRE 8F
- Registry model: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8F](https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8f) (registry code 8190130) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Deibel Farm

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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