# NTSB DEN73FTM08: Luscombe 8C, N28741, Ogden, UT, September 16, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1972
- Place: Ogden, UT · OGDEN, UT
- Location: 41.2284° N, 111.9681° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Ogden, UT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.2284&lon=-111.9681&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report March 24, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 168327
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN73FTM08
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN73FTM08

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3513  72/9/16    OGDEN,UT            LUSCOMBE 8C         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 275
        TIME - 1530                    N28741              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 80 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          OGDEN,UT                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - ATTEMPTED OPERATION BEYOND EXPERIENCE/ABILITY LEVEL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - OPERATED CARELESSLY
        MISSING AIRCRAFT - LATER RECOVERED
        REMARKS- UN RCVR FROM SPIN.RCVRD 9/17/72.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N28741 (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8C
- 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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