# NTSB CHI70DDJ14: Luscombe 8A, N71170, Sheboygan Fls, WI, March 28, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 28, 1970
- Place: Sheboygan Fls, WI · SHEBOYGAN FLS, WI
- Location: 43.7293° N, 87.8250° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sheboygan Falls, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.7293&lon=-87.8250&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 15, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134660
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70DDJ14
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70DDJ14

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1554  70/3/28    SHEBOYGAN FLS,WIS   LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 125
        TIME - 1130                    N71170              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 66 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHEBOYGAN COUNTY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          NEW HOLSTEIN,WIS            SHEBOYGAN FLS,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: GO-AROUND
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- ADDED FULL PWR,TAILWHEEL OFF GND.R WING STRUCK RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71170](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71170), registered now, S/N 2597, 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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Sheboygan 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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