# NTSB CHI75FET22: Luscombe 8E, N1202K, Elkhart, IN, June 22, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 22, 1975
- Place: Elkhart, IN · ELKHART, IN
- Location: 41.6952° N, 85.9554° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elkhart, IN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6952&lon=-85.9554&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 15, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149481
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI75FET22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI75FET22

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1873  75/6/22    ELKHART,IN          WACO 1-BA           CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 2200
        TIME - 1340                    N12453              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 700 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MISHAWAKA PILOTS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELKHART,IN                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN
        REMARKS- L WING OF LUSCOMBE STRUCK LWR L WING,RUDDER AND VERT FIN OF WACO.BOTH ACFT SUB DMGD.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1873  75/6/22    ELKHART,IN          LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 525
        TIME - 1340                    N1202K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 182 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MISHAWAKA PILOTS
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELKHART,IN                  LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH ON GROUND                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
           MISCELLANEOUS - EVASIVE MANEUVER TO AVOID COLLISION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED TRAFFIC-PATTERN
        REMARKS- GR COLLAPSED DRG GROUND-LOOP ACFT SKIDDED FWD AND STRUCK N12453,SUB DMG.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N1202K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1202K-1980-07-10), registration cancelled 1980-07-10, S/N 3929, built 1937 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mishawaka Pilots

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N12453](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N12453), registered now, S/N 3603, built 1932 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: WACO 1-BA
- Registry model: [Waco IBA](https://openairdocs.org/model/waco-iba) (registry code 9600301) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Kinner B5 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/kinner-b5-series) (registry code 37501, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mishawaka Pilots

## FAA reports on this event (2)

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

- [Accident 19750622020621A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750622020621A), Jun 22, 1975: Luscom 8E, Elkhart, IN, Substantial damage. Gr collapsed drg ground-loop acft skidded fwd and struck N12453,sub dmg.
- [Accident 19750622020622A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750622020622A), Jun 22, 1975: Waco PLA, Elkhart, IN, Substantial damage. L wing of Luscombe struck lwr l wing,rudder and vert fin of Waco. Both acft sub dmgd.

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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