# NTSB CHI70F0200: Luscombe 8A, N39207, So Superior, WI, August 31, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 31, 1969
- Place: So Superior, WI · SO SUPERIOR, WI
- Location: 46.6694° N, 92.0952° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of South Superior, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.6694&lon=-92.0952&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 1, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 155408
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI70F0200
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI70F0200

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3828  69/8/31    SO SUPERIOR,WIS     LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 56 TOTAL
        TIME - 1857                    N39207              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 20 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SUPERIOR,WIS                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     IN FLIGHT: LOW PASS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED AND CLEARANCE
           TERRAIN - HIGH OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- SEVERAL LOW PASSES TO CHECK FIELD AS A POSSIBLE LDG SITE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N39207 (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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