# NTSB CHI74FEE16: Luscombe 8A, N71446, Schaumburg, IL, August 26, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 26, 1973
- Place: Schaumburg, IL · SCHAUMBURG, IL
- Location: 42.0284° N, 88.0847° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Schaumburg, IL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0284&lon=-88.0847&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 189240
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEE16
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEE16

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2371  73/8/26    SCHAUMBURG,ILL      LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 145
        TIME - 1400                    N71446              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 19 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHAUMBURG
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SCHAUMBURG,ILL              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - UNFAVORABLE WIND CONDITIONS
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  RELATIVE BEARING OF WIND
          HAZE                                                     LEFT QUARTERING HEAD WIND 293-337 DEGREES
        TEMPERATURE-F                                            WIND DIRECTION-DEGREES
           94                                                      210
        WIND VELOCITY-KNOTS                                      TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
           17                                                      VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- ACFT VEERED OFF THE L SIDE OF THE RWY STRUCK AN EMBANKMENT 2-3FT HI.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71446](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71446-2012-08-06), registration cancelled 2012-08-06, S/N 2873 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Schaumburg

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730826027479A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730826027479A), Aug 26, 1973: Luscom 8A, Schaumburg, IL, Substantial damage. Acft veered off the l side of the rwy struck an embankment 2-3FT hi.

## Other investigations on N71446 (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 CHI75FEV16](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FEV16), Dec 20, 1974: Luscombe 8A (N71446), Loda, IL, 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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