# NTSB DEN75DTE09: Luscombe 8F, N3545G, Del Norte, CO, July 29, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 29, 1974
- Place: Del Norte, CO · DEL NORTE, CO
- Location: 37.6780° N, 106.3530° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Del Norte, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.6780&lon=-106.3530&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 4, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 134612
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN75DTE09
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN75DTE09

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2148  74/7/29    DEL NORTE,COLO      LUSCOMBE 8F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 33, 2320
        TIME - 1815                    N3545G              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 72 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SHILOH RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DEL NORTE,COLO              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
        REMARKS- L BRK CABLE PULLEY SPLIT,LOCKED BRAKE ON.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N3545G](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N3545G), registered now, S/N S-77, built 1960 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8F
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8F](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (registry code 8190114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Shiloh Ranch

## 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 19740729024489A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740729024489A), Jul 29, 1974: Luscom 8E, Del Norte, CO, Substantial damage. L brk cable pulley split,locked brake on.

## Other investigations on N3545G (2)

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 DEN78FTE50](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FTE50), May 3, 1978: Luscombe 8F (N3545G), Monte Vista, CO, destroyed
- [NTSB UNK64X0832](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X0832), Mar 7, 1964: Luscombe 8F (N3545G), Park Valley, UT, 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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