# NTSB DEN70DQA10: Luscombe 8E, N1252K, Shiprock, NM, March 14, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 14, 1970
- Place: Shiprock, NM · SHIPROCK, NM
- Location: 36.7889° N, 108.6943° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Shiprock, NM, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.7889&lon=-108.6943&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 137769
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN70DQA10
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN70DQA10

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1182  70/3/14    SHIPROCK,N MEX      LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 30, 247
        TIME - 0920                    N1252K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 6 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHIPROCK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SHIPROCK,N MEX              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1252K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1252K-2021-10-30), registration cancelled 2021-10-30, S/N 3979, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shiprock

## Other investigations on N1252K (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 DEN71DQA14](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN71DQA14), Sep 21, 1970: Luscombe 8E (N1252K), Albuquerque, NM, 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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