UNK65X1146

NTSB accident investigation · Luscombe 11A · Hinsdale, IL · December 26, 1964

Accident · Serious injuriesClosed
Date
December 26, 1964
Place
Hinsdale, IL · HINSDALE, IL
Injuries
1 serious
Damage
Destroyed
Phase of flight
Takeoff
Aircraft
N1633BLuscombe 11A
Status
Completed · report February 15, 1965
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
180656

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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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2-0851  64/12/26   HINSDALE ILL        LUSCOMBE 11A        CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 36, 580
        TIME - 0948                    N1633B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 200 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - KINSDALE
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: BUILDING(S)                               TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRFRAME ICE
        REMARKS- PILOT ATTEMPTED TAKEOFF WITH KNOWN ICE ACCUMULATION ON AIRCRAFT

Aircraft

Registration
N1633B
Reported as
Luscombe 11A
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Destroyed
Airport
Kinsdale

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.