# NTSB CHI69D0514: Luscombe 8F, N9914C, Menominee, MI, March 3, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1969
- Place: Menominee, MI · MENOMINEE, MI
- Location: 45.1234° N, 87.6235° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Menominee, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.1234&lon=-87.6235&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 29, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190994
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0514
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0514

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0651   69/3/3    MENOMINEE,MICH      LUSCOMBE 8F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 52, 3200
        TIME - 1815                    N9914C              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MENOMINEE COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- SKI TIPS STRUCK ICE BERM.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N9914C](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N9914C-1974-11-13), registration cancelled 1974-11-13, S/N S-18 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8F
- Registry model: [Silvaire 8F](https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-8f) (registry code 8190154) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Menominee County

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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