# NTSB CHI85LA313: Luscombe 8A, N2071K, Valparaiso, IN, July 25, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: July 25, 1985, 12:00 local (17:00 UTC)
- Place: Valparaiso, IN
- Coordinates: 41.470085, -87.049064 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.4701&lon=-87.0491&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 13164
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI85LA313
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/13164/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI85LA313

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- Nose over, landing - roll
  - remedial action - inadequate, pilot in command (cause)
  - flight controls - improper use of, pilot in command (cause)

## Analysis

THE ACFT NOSED OVER DURING LANDING. THE PLT SAID THAT HE MADE A WHEEL LNDG AND AFTER THE ACFT SLOWED TO 20 MPH THE TAIL LIFTED AND THE ACFT NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2071K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2071K), registered now, S/N 4798, 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
- Serial number: 4798
- Airframe hours: 2047
- Engines: CONTINENTAL A-65-8 65 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Webster & Michael
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: Annual, September 14, 1984, 0 hours before
- Departed: FDY, FINDLAY, OH
- Airport: YPZ, Porter Co. Muni., runway 27, 6,000 × 150 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 47; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, expired; seat: left; flight hours: 674 total, 402 in this make and model, 580 as pilot in command, 13 in the last 90 days, 2 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 200° at 12 knots
- Visibility: 6 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 4,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 86 °F, dew point 70 °F
- Altimeter: 29.00 inHg
- Observed at: SBN, 35 nm away

## 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 19850725033729A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850725033729A), Jul 25, 1985: Luscom 8A, Valparaiso, IN, Substantial damage. Nosed over after tail lifted during rollout. Wheel landing attempted.

## Other investigations on N2071K (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 CEN21LA400](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CEN21LA400), Sep 4, 2021: Luscombe 8A (N2071K), Fort Wayne, IN, substantial damage. Probable cause: The total loss of engine power after takeoff due to the formation of carburetor ice while on the ground and the pilot’s failure to apply carburetor heat immediately before takeoff.

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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