# NTSB DEN84LA015: Luscombe 8E, N2759K, Oakes, ND, October 25, 1983

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: October 25, 1983, 10:15 local (15:15 UTC)
- Place: Oakes, ND
- Coordinates: 46.129192, -98.079673 (estimated)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.1292&lon=-98.0797&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed
- Report: Approved by Office Director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 16285
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN84LA015
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16285/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN84LA015

## Sequence of events

In NTSB's coding before 2008 (https://www.ntsb.gov/GILS/Documents/codman.pdf).

- On ground/water encounter with terrain/water, landing - roll
  - unsuitable terrain or takeoff/landing/taxi area - selected, pilot in command (cause)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - high vegetation (contributing factor)
  - airport facilities,runway/landing area condition - hidden obstruction(s) (contributing factor)
- Nose over, landing - roll

## Analysis

AFTER A BRIEF STOP AT OAKS, ND, FOR FUEL, THE PLT TOOK OFF TO FLY ABOUT 5 MI TO HIS PRIVATE STRIP IN AN ALFALFA FIELD. DURING THE LANDING ROLL, THE GEAR HIT A GOPHER MOUND & THE ACFT NOSED OVER.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2759K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2759K), registered now, S/N 5486 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: Luscombe 8E
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Serial number: 5486
- Airframe hours: 5486
- Engines: CONTINENTAL C-85-12 85 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: William C. Ptacek
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, September 16, 1983, 12 hours before
- Departed: OAKES, ND
- Airport: Private Airstrip

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 25; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 2, valid medical--no waivers/lim.; seat: left; flight hours: 320 total, 13 in this make and model, 302 as pilot in command, 12 in the last 24 hours

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 135° at 4 knots
- Visibility: 30 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: 20,000 ft broken
- Temperature: 64 °F
- Altimeter: 30.00 inHg

## 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 19831025055449A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19831025055449A), Oct 25, 1983: Luscom 8E, Oakes, ND, Substantial damage. Aircraft wheel struck a hole during landing roll causing it to flip inverted.

## Other investigations on N2759K (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 WPR16LA141](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR16LA141), Jul 17, 2016: Luscombe 8A (N2759K), Minden, NV, substantial damage. Probable cause: The failure of a main landing gear leg during takeoff due to corrosion, which resulted in a nose-over during the subsequent landing on a grassy area.
- [NTSB DEN85LA030](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA030), Nov 22, 1984: Luscombe 8E (N2759K), Oaks, ND, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.