# NTSB CHI68F0738: Luscombe 8B, N37003, Wadsworth, OH, April 12, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: April 12, 1968
- Place: Wadsworth, OH · WADSWORTH, OH
- Location: 41.0274° N, 81.7322° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wadsworth, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0274&lon=-81.7322&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report June 18, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111378
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI68F0738
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI68F0738

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1068  68/4/12    WADSWORTH,OHIO      LUSCOMBE 8B         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 73 TOTAL
        TIME - 0230                    N37003              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 51 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WADSWORTH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        REMARKS- STRUCK CREEK BANK. PLT HAD NO NITE EXPERIENCE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N37003](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37003-2017-11-18), registration cancelled 2017-11-18, S/N 1664, built 1941 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8B
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8B](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8b) (registry code 8190106) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Lycoming 0-145B series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-145b-series) (registry code 41502, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Wadsworth

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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