# NTSB CEN27LA032: Luscombe 8A, N1329K, Fredericksburg, TX, October 23, 2026

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Class 3 · Limited · Investigation open
- Date: October 23, 2026, 15:16, time zone not recorded
- Place: Fredericksburg, TX
- Location: 30.2657° N, 98.8757° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fredericksburg, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.2657&lon=-98.8757&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Defining event: [Takeoff: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096)
- Status: Investigation ongoing
- Investigation class: Class 3
- NTSB office: Central Region
- NTSB case key (mKey): 204084
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CEN27LA032
- Latest NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/204084/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN27LA032

## Sequence of events

The events NTSB coded, in order, by phase of flight. The defining event best describes what happened.

- [Takeoff: Nose over/nose down](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096) (defining event); cases with it: [Luscombe 8A, 17 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md?model=8190104), [All aircraft, 2,290 cases](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-events/096/sequence.md)

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1329K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1329K), registered now, S/N 4056, built 1946 (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)

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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