# NTSB CHI73DEP25: Luscombe 8A, N71318, Waunakee, WI, September 22, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 22, 1972
- Place: Waunakee, WI · WAUNAKEE, WI
- Location: 43.1816° N, 89.4416° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waunakee, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.1816&lon=-89.4416&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 167501
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI73DEP25
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73DEP25

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2514  72/9/22    WAUNAKEE,WIS        LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 30, 95 TOTAL
        TIME - 1050                    N71318              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 23 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WAUNAKEE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SEXTONVILLE,WIS             WAUNAKEE,WIS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- ATMTD TO TAXI ONTO HARD SURFACE RWY FROM SOD RWY. HIT RWY EDGE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71318](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71318), registered now, S/N 2745, 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: Waunakee

## Other investigations on N71318 (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI73FEP59](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI73FEP59), May 20, 1973: Luscombe 8A (N71318), Middleton, WI, 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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