UNK64X4088

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 8E · Sapulpa, OK · September 21, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
September 21, 1964
Place
Sapulpa, OK · SAPULPA, OK
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Approach
Aircraft
N2045KLuscombe 8E
Status
Completed · report November 24, 1964
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
186000

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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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2-0559  64/9/21    SAPULPA OKLA        LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 64, 248
        TIME - 1000                    N2045K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - CONTINUED VFR FLIGHT INTO ADVERSE WEATHER CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING OFF AIRPORT

Aircraft

Registration
N2045K
Reported as
Luscombe 8E
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage

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.

Other investigations on N2045K · 2

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.