# NTSB CHI75DEP48: Luscombe 8A, N2704K, Hales Corners, WI, March 13, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 13, 1975
- Place: Hales Corners, WI · HALES CORNERS, WI
- Location: 42.9412° N, 88.0495° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Hales Corners, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9412&lon=-88.0495&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148163
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75DEP48
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75DEP48

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0808  75/3/13    HALES CORNERS,WI    LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 24, 128
        TIME - 1600                    N2704K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALES CORNERS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          HALES CORNERS,WI            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: ICE/SLUSH ON RUNWAY
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: HIDDEN HAZARD
        REMARKS- ON LDG ROLLOUT ACFT WHEELS BROKE THRU ICY PATCH,STUCK IN MUD CAUSING ACFT TO OVERTURN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2704K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2704K-2013-07-16), registration cancelled 2013-07-16, S/N 5431, built 1947 (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: Hales Corners

## 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 19750313009869A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750313009869A), Mar 13, 1975: Luscom 8A, Hales Corners, WI, Substantial damage. On ldg rollout acft wheels broke thru icy patch,stuck in mud causing acft to overturn.

## Other investigations on N2704K (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 UNK64X3963](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X3963), Sep 13, 1964: Luscombe 8A (N2704K), Wis Rapids, 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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