# NTSB FTW68O0008: Luscombe 8A, N37017, Mendez, Mexico, October 13, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: October 13, 1967
- Place: Mendez, Mexico · MENDEZ,MEX, MX
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112515
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW68O0008
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW68O0008

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0101  67/10/13   MENDEZ,MEX          LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 123
        TIME - 1700                    N37017              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF MEXICO GOVT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N37017](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N37017-2013-03-07), registration cancelled 2013-03-07, S/N 1678, built 1941 (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

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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