# NTSB DEN85LA157: Luscombe 8E, N2669K, Albuquerque, NM, June 8, 1985

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Limited investigation · Final report
- Date: June 8, 1985, 07:45 local (13:45 UTC)
- Place: Albuquerque, NM
- Location: 35.0845° N, 106.6511° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Albuquerque, NM, within about 8 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.0845&lon=-106.6511&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): 16697
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DEN85LA157
- NTSB report (PDF, downloads): https://data.ntsb.gov/carol-repgen/api/Aviation/ReportMain/GenerateNewestReport/16697/pdf
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN85LA157

## Sequence of events

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

- Main gear collapsed, landing - roll
  - landing gear,main gear - fatigue (cause)

## Analysis

THE PLT REPORTED THAT DURING A NORMAL LANDING, THE RIGHT MAIN GEAR FOLDED BACK, FOLLOWED BY COLLAPSE OF THE LEFT MAIN GEAR. AN EXAM REVEALED EVIDENCE OF FATIGUE FAILURE OF A CLEVIS BOLT IN THE THREADED AREA.

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2669K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2669K), registered now, S/N 5396, built 1947 (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: 5396
- Airframe hours: 400
- Engines: CONTINENTAL 85 85 horsepower reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Flight: Personal, Part 91
- Registered owner: Jack Cyrus
- Airworthiness certificate: Standard, Normal
- Last inspection: 100 hour, May 5, 1985, 5 hours before
- Airport: Q64, Alameda, runway 35, 6,080 × 80 ft, asphalt

## Flight crew

As NTSB recorded them. NTSB leaves out names.

- Pilot; age 55; private; airplane ratings: single-engine land; medical: class 3, valid medical--w/ waivers/lim; seat: front; flight hours: 700 total, 300 in this make and model, 4 in the last 90 days

## Weather

- Conditions: Visual (VMC), Day
- Wind: 330° at 5 knots
- Visibility: 50 statute miles
- Lowest ceiling: none
- Temperature: 70 °F

## 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 19850608023419A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19850608023419A), Jun 8, 1985: Luscom 8E, Albuquerque, NM, Substantial damage. Main gear folded back during wheel landing. Clevis bolt which attaches jack strut to main strut failed.

## Other investigations on N2669K (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 WPR24LA102](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR24LA102), Feb 23, 2024: Luscombe 8E (N2669K), Truth or Consequences, NM, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain airplane control during approach and landing that resulted in a runway excursion and subsequent impact with a berm.

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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