# NTSB FTW71DPM26: Luscombe 8A, N1208K, Tahlequah, OK, May 11, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 11, 1971
- Place: Tahlequah, OK · TAHLEQUAH, OK
- Location: 35.9105° N, 94.9777° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Tahlequah, OK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9105&lon=-94.9777&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 161637
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW71DPM26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW71DPM26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1600  71/5/11    TAHLEQUAH,OKLA      LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             ATP,FLIGHT INSTR., AGE
        TIME - 2000                    N1208K              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      53, 3000 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            1160 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TAHLEQUAH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TAHLEQUAH,OKLA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DITCHES                                   LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- NOT DUAL BRAKE EQPD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1208K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1208K), registered now, S/N 3935 (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
- Airport: Tahlequah

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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