# NTSB DEN66F0071: Luscombe 8E, N2539K, Wendon, AZ, August 1, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 1, 1965
- Place: Wendon, AZ · WENDON, AZ
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 27, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176608
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66F0071
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0071

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2337   65/8/1    WENDON ARIZ         LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 1350
        TIME - 1215                    N2539K              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 1000 IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2539K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2539K-1970-09-21), registration cancelled 1970-09-21, S/N 5266 (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

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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