# NTSB UNK65X0966: Luscombe 8A, N1342B, Tullahoma, TN, December 10, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 10, 1964
- Place: Tullahoma, TN · TULLAHOMA, TN
- Location: 35.3734° N, 86.2183° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tullahoma, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3734&lon=-86.2183&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 30, 1964
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180225
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X0966
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0966

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3628  64/12/10   TULLAHOMA TENN      LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 400
        TIME - 0745                    N1342B              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLIAM NORTHERN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          OVERCAST                                                  5000
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     DRIZZLE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          NONE                                                     RIGHT CROSS WIND 068-112 DEGREES
        TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS                               TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          VFR                                                      NONE
        REMARKS- GUSTY CROSSWIND TO 20 KNOTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1342B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1342B-2018-02-27), registration cancelled 2018-02-27, S/N 5969, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: William Northern

## Other investigations on N1342B (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA72DLG03](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DLG03), Jul 24, 1971: Luscombe 8A (N1342B), Timmonsville, SC, 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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