# NTSB CHI70DDJ13: Luscombe 8E, N2040K, Wausau, WI, March 26, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 26, 1970
- Place: Wausau, WI · WAUSAU, WI
- Location: 44.9618° N, 89.6465° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wausau, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.9618&lon=-89.6465&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 128440
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70DDJ13
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70DDJ13

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1606  70/3/26    WAUSAU,WIS          LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 25, 27 TOTAL
        TIME - 1510                    N2040K              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUSAU MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAUSAU,WIS                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- STALL AND DROP IN FROM ABT 50FT AGL.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2040K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2040K), registered now, S/N 4767, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Wausau Muni

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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