# NTSB CHI67D0599: Luscombe 8A, N2888K, Fremont, OH, March 25, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1967
- Place: Fremont, OH · FREMONT, OH
- Location: 41.3535° N, 83.1134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fremont, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3535&lon=-83.1134&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117786
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI67D0599
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI67D0599

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0294  67/3/25    FREMONT,OHIO        LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 27,
        TIME - 1520                    N2888K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  50 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXCEEDED DESIGNED STRESS LIMITS OF AIRCRAFT
           AIRFRAME - FLIGHT CONTROL SURFACES: AILERON SURFACES,ATTACHMENTS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- RT AILERON SEPARATED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2888K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2888K-1967-06-20), registration cancelled 1967-06-20, S/N 5615 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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