# NTSB UNK65X0180: Luscombe 8E, N45406, Soledad, CA, October 7, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 7, 1964
- Place: Soledad, CA · SOLEDAD, CA
- Location: 36.4345° N, 121.3178° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Soledad, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.4345&lon=-121.3178&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 181417
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0180
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0180

## NTSB brief

```
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 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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45406-1970-12-23), registration cancelled 1970-12-23, S/N 1933 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

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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