# NTSB CHI70D0383: Luscombe 8A, N25170, Fountain, MI, December 27, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 27, 1969
- Place: Fountain, MI · FOUNTAIN, MI
- Location: 44.0484° N, 86.1810° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fountain, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0484&lon=-86.1810&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 2, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146099
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70D0383
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70D0383

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4612  69/12/27   FOUNTAIN,MICH       LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 34, 56 TOTAL
        TIME - 1500                    N25170              PX-  0  0  1  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GRAND RAPIDS,MICH           ROUND LAKE,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- TAXIING ON FROZEN,DEEP SNOW COVERED,LAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N25170 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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