# NTSB DIA70D0001: Luscombe 8C, N1169K, Seneca, VA, May 30, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 30, 1969
- Place: Seneca, VA · SENECA, VA
- Location: 37.0932° N, 79.1261° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Seneca, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0932&lon=-79.1261&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 5, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180216
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=DIA70D0001
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA70D0001

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1730  69/5/30    SENECA,VA           LUSCOMBE 8C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 130
        TIME - 1730                    N1169K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 27 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAKEOFF: RUN
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        REMARKS- HIT HEDGE ROW.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1169K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1169K-2018-01-02), registration cancelled 2018-01-02, S/N 3896 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8C
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8C](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8c) (registry code 8190108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N1169K (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 NYC66F0696](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC66F0696), May 30, 1966: Luscombe 8C (N1169K), Aileys Crossro, VA, 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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