# NTSB DEN66D0142: Luscombe 8E, N1200K, Glenwood Sps, CO, August 24, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 24, 1965
- Place: Glenwood Sps, CO · GLENWOOD SPS, CO
- Location: 39.5464° N, 107.3433° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Glenwood Springs, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.5464&lon=-107.3433&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 30, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175193
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66D0142
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66D0142

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3039  65/8/24    GLENWOOD SPS COLO   LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 42, 58 TOTAL
        TIME - 2000                    N1200K              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GLENWOOD SPS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           STALL: MUSH                                              LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1200K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1200K-1974-06-19), registration cancelled 1974-06-19, S/N 3927 (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: Glenwood Sps

## Other investigations on N1200K (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 UNK64X0609](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0609), Feb 19, 1964: Luscombe 8E (N1200K), Aurora, CO, 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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