- Date
- October 7, 1964
- Place
- Soledad, CA · SOLEDAD, CA
- Injuries
- 2 uninjured
- Damage
- Substantial damage
- Phase of flight
- Enroute
- Aircraft
- N45406Luscombe 8E
- Status
- Completed · report November 24, 1964
- Report
- Brief approved by the director
- Case key
- 181417
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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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3-3140 64/10/7 SOLEDAD CALIF LUSCOMBE 8E CR- 0 0 2 INSTRUCTIONAL COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR., TIME - 1500 N45406 PX- 0 0 0 DUAL AGE 51, 1299 TOTAL HOURS, DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL OT- 0 0 0 99 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT RATED. TYPE OF ACCIDENT PHASE OF OPERATION ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION IN FLIGHT: OTHER NOSE OVER/DOWN LANDING: ROLL PROBABLE CAUSE(S) PERSONNEL-THROTTLE ARM LOOSE ON SHAFT. PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: IMPROPER MAINTENANCE (OWNER PERSONNEL) PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE INSPECTION OF AIRCRAFT (OWNER-PILOT) PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
Aircraft
- Registration
- N45406
- Reported as
- Luscombe 8E
- Category
- Airplane
- Engine
- reciprocating
- Damage
- Substantial damage
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