# NTSB CHI71DGD20: Luscombe 8C, N28619, Fremont, OH, September 20, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 20, 1970
- Place: Fremont, OH · FREMONT, OH
- Location: 41.3535° N, 83.1134° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fremont, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.3535&lon=-83.1134&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147263
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI71DGD20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI71DGD20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3785  70/9/20    FREMONT,OHIO        LUSCOMBE 8C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 27, 94 TOTAL
        TIME - 1530                    N28619              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 34 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PROGRESS FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ROCHESTER,IND               FREMONT,OHIO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- UN STOP DRIFT TOWARD TREES,CLEARED TREES BEFORE STALLING.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N28619](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28619-1976-06-16), registration cancelled 1976-06-16, S/N 1448, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8C
- Registry model: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8C](https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8c) (registry code 8190124) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Progress Field

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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