# NTSB DIA69D0206: Luscombe 8E, N71344, Rutherfordton, NC, May 26, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 26, 1969
- Place: Rutherfordton, NC · RUTHERFORDTON, NC
- Location: 35.3640° N, 81.9612° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rutherfordton, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.3640&lon=-81.9612&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 30, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 182677
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA69D0206
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0206

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1209  69/5/26    RUTHERFORDTON,NC    LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1420                    N71344              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 19, 526 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            9 IN TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUTHERFORD
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
        REMARKS- R X-WIND 100 DEG 10K.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71344](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71344-2002-09-10), registration cancelled 2002-09-10, S/N 2771, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C75 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c75-series) (registry code 17005, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Rutherford

## Other investigations on N71344 (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 ATL02FA101](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ATL02FA101), May 17, 2002: Luscombe LL-8-E (N71344), Olar, SC, destroyed, 2 fatal. Probable cause: The in-flight separation of the elevator push-pull control tube that resulted in a loss of flight control and subsequent collision with the ground.

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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