# NTSB CHI69A0101: Luscombe 8A, N71362, Rockford, IL, June 20, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1969
- Place: Rockford, IL · ROCKFORD, IL
- Location: 42.2711° N, 89.0940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockford, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.2711&lon=-89.0940&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report August 19, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 177034
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69A0101
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69A0101

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2037  69/6/20    ROCKFORD,ILL        LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  1  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1955                    N71362              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 21, 378 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            0 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MACHESNEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION W/KNOWN DEFICIENCIES IN EQUIPMENT
           INSTRUMENTS/EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES - FLIGHT AND NAVIGATION INSTRUMENTS: AIRSPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ERRATIC
           SYSTEMS - OTHER SYSTEMS: PITOT SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
        REMARKS- STEEP PULL-UP.NO RECORDED FLT TIME IN TYPE.AIRSPEED ERRATIC DUE TO MUD IN STATIC LINE FITTING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71362](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71362-2019-05-06), registration cancelled 2019-05-06, S/N 2789, 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Machesney

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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