# NTSB CHI69D0573: Luscombe 8A, N72041, West Bend, WI, February 9, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 9, 1969
- Place: West Bend, WI · WEST BEND, WI
- Location: 43.4175° N, 88.1817° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of West Bend, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.4175&lon=-88.1817&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 11, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 114420
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI69D0573
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0573

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0823   69/2/9    WEST BEND,WIS       LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 277
        TIME - 1300                    N72041              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WEST BEND
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
        REMARKS- PLT ALLOWED PAX TO MAKE T/O.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72041](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72041-1977-09-01), registration cancelled 1977-09-01, S/N 3468 (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
- Airport: West Bend

## Other investigations on N72041 (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 SEA77DYE23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYE23), Jun 12, 1977: Luscombe 8A (N72041), Orcas Island, WA, destroyed

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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