# NTSB DEN77DTE65: Luscombe 8E, N1130B, Colorado Sprgs, CO, July 10, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 10, 1977
- Place: Colorado Sprgs, CO · COLORADO SPRGS, CO
- Location: 38.8339° N, 104.8214° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colorado Springs, CO, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.8339&lon=-104.8214&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 28, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 146283
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN77DTE65
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN77DTE65

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2062  77/7/10    COLORADO SPRGS,CO   LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 23, 20 TOTAL
        TIME - 1920                    N1130B              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MEADOWLAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          COLORADO SPRGS, CO          LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POORLY PLANNED APPROACH
        REMARKS- PILOT TRIED TO STRETCH GLIDE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1130B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1130B-1990-10-16), registration cancelled 1990-10-16, S/N 5757 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Meadowlake

## 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 19770710023429A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770710023429A), Jul 10, 1977: Luscom 8A, Colorado Sprgs, CO, Substantial damage. Pilot tried to stretch glide.

## Other investigations on N1130B (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 LAX87LA107](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX87LA107), Feb 1, 1987: Luscombe 8A (N1130B), Riverside, CA, 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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