# NTSB CHI68F0677: Luscombe 8A, N71713, Reading, MI, April 13, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 13, 1968
- Place: Reading, MI · READING, MI
- Location: 41.8396° N, 84.7478° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Reading, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.8396&lon=-84.7478&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 17, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111238
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0677
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0677

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0896  68/4/13    READING,MICH        LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 86 TOTAL
        TIME - 1200                    N71713              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 3 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HOARD FARM
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- PLT RECENTLY ACQUIRED ACFT,NO DUAL CHECKOUT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71713](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71713-2013-05-03), registration cancelled 2013-05-03, S/N 3140, 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
- Airport: Hoard Farm

## Other investigations on N71713 (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 ATL86LA213](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL86LA213), Jul 26, 1986: Luscombe 8A (N71713), Ringgold, GA, 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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