# NTSB DEN73FTE86: Luscombe 8A, N71680, Boulder, CO, June 11, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 11, 1973
- Place: Boulder, CO · BOULDER, CO
- Location: 40.0244° N, 105.2513° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Boulder, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.0244&lon=-105.2513&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 10, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190131
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73FTE86
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTE86

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1822  73/6/11    BOULDER,COLO        LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1400                    N71680              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 28, 427 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            124 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BOULDER MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BOULDER,COLO                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: POORLY MAINTAINED RUNWAY SURFACE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- ACFT HIT A ROCK ON THE RWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71680](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71680-1977-08-03), registration cancelled 1977-08-03, S/N 3107 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Boulder Muni

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730611018389A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730611018389A), Jun 11, 1973: Luscom 8A, Boulder, CO, Substantial damage. Acft hit a rock on the rwy.

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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