# NTSB DEN67D0253: Luscombe 8E, N1895K, Walden, CO, March 20, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 20, 1967
- Place: Walden, CO · WALDEN, CO
- Location: 40.7316° N, 106.2813° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Walden, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.7316&lon=-106.2813&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 23, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 117940
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN67D0253
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN67D0253

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0896  67/3/20    WALDEN, COLO        LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 427
        TIME - 1720                    N1895K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 152 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - SNOW-COVERED
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK SNOWDRIFT-TAXYING ON FROZEN LAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1895K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1895K-1971-09-10), registration cancelled 1971-09-10, S/N 4622 (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

## Other investigations on N1895K (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 DEN72DTE05](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN72DTE05), Jul 17, 1971: Luscombe 8E (N1895K), Central City, CO, 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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