# NTSB DEN66F0155: Luscombe 8A, N71481, Rocky Ford, CO, November 14, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 14, 1965
- Place: Rocky Ford, CO · ROCKY FORD, CO
- Location: 38.0499° N, 103.7221° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rocky Ford, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.0499&lon=-103.7221&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report December 14, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 175153
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN66F0155
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN66F0155

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3222  65/11/14   ROCKY FORD COLO     LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 17,
        TIME - 1730                    N71481              PX-  0  0  1  PRACTICE                  21 TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, UNK/NR INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL EXHAUSTION
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           MISCELLANEOUS - UNQUALIFIED PERSON OPERATED AIRCRAFT
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- NIGHT OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N71481 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

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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