# NTSB UNK65X1146: Luscombe 11A, N1633B, Hinsdale, IL, December 26, 1964

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1964
- Place: Hinsdale, IL · HINSDALE, IL
- Location: 41.8007° N, 87.9282° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hinsdale, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8007&lon=-87.9282&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report February 15, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180656
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=UNK65X1146
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X1146

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1633B-1965-02-17), registration cancelled 1965-02-17, S/N 11-139 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 11A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 11A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-11a) (registry code 8890402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Kinsdale

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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