# NTSB CHI65F0027: Luscombe 8A, N71375, Cassopolis, MI, January 3, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 3, 1965
- Place: Cassopolis, MI · CASSOPOLIS, MI
- Location: 41.9125° N, 86.0041° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cassopolis, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.9125&lon=-86.0041&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180131
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI65F0027
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI65F0027

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0244   65/1/3    CASSOPOLIS MICH     LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 46, 170
        TIME - 1430                    N71375              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 155 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71375](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71375-2014-11-13), registration cancelled 2014-11-13, S/N 2802, 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)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N71375 (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 CHI72FET08](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI72FET08), Sep 16, 1971: Luscombe 8A (N71375), Elkhart, IN, 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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