- Date
- August 29, 1964
- Place
- Hayward, CA · HAYWARD, CA
- Injuries
- 1 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Standing
- Aircraft
- N39087Luscombe 8A
- Status
- Completed · report November 4, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181977
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-2681 64/8/29 HAYWARD CALIF LUSCOMBE 8A CR- 0 0 1 NONCOMMERCIAL STUDENT, AGE 19, 27 TOTAL TIME - 1130 N39087 PX- 0 0 0 PRACTICE HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 INSTRUMENT RATED. NAME OF AIRPORT - HAYWARD TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S) GEAR COLLAPSED STATIC: STARTING ENGINE(S) PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT FACTOR(S) MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE REMARKS- PILOT PROPPED AIRCRAFT WITH NO ONE IN COCKPIT.
Aircraft
- Registration
- N39087
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8A
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Airport
- Hayward
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Other investigations on N39087 · 2
Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.
NTSB LAX92LA392Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportColumbia, CAThe failure of the student to maintain directional control of the aircraft during the low speed portion of the landing roll. A factor in the accident was the lack of brake pedals at the instructor's seat position on the right side of the cockpit.NTSB LAX85LA290Accident · No injuriesLimited investigationFinal reportSan Jose, CAThe pilot lost directional control,during the takeoff phase of a touch and go landing. The acft swerved off the runway as it entered a ground loop that collapsed the right landing gear strut.