# NTSB CHI76FEG03: Luscombe 8A, N1201B, Blue Ash, OH, August 9, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1975
- Place: Blue Ash, OH · BLUE ASH, OH
- Location: 39.2461° N, 84.3868° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blue Ash, OH, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.2461&lon=-84.3868&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 24, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149406
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI76FEG03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI76FEG03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2271   75/8/9    BLUE ASH,OH         LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 134
        TIME - 1100                    N1201B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 53 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLUE ASH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLUE ASH,OH                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: PARKED AIRCRAFT                           TAXI: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - STARTED ENGINE WITHOUT PROPER ASSISTANCE/EQUIPMENT
        REMARKS- HANDPROPED,ENG STARTED,RPM INCRSD,ACFT JUMPED L CHOCK.PLT HELD STRUT ACFT SWUNG,HIT 2 PARKED ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1201B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1201B-2014-07-28), registration cancelled 2014-07-28, S/N 5828, 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: Blue Ash

## 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 19750809025999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750809025999A), Aug 9, 1975: Luscom 8A, Blue Ash, OH, Substantial damage. Handproped,eng started,RPM incrsd,acft jumped l chock. Plt held strut acft swung,hit 2 parked acft.

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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