# NTSB DEN81FTE63: Luscombe 8A, N77810, Byers, CO, August 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1981
- Place: Byers, CO · BYERS, CO
- Location: 39.7094° N, 104.2128° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Byers, CO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7094&lon=-104.2128&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report December 18, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123899
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN81FTE63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN81FTE63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2462  81/8/13    BYERS,CO            LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1700                    N77810              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 39, 1800 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            3 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AURORA,CO                   BYERS,CO
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PLT RPRTD UNCONTROLLED SPIRAL TO GND.1FT LENGTH OF A 2X4 USED AS A CHOCK FOUND IN COCKPIT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77810](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77810), registered now, S/N 3537, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810813050569A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810813050569A), Aug 13, 1981: Luscom 8A, Byers, CO, Substantial damage. Aircraft spiraled uncontrolled into ground. Investigator found block of wood used as chock in cockpit. Controls ok.

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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