# NTSB FTW75DPD06: Luscombe 8C, N28617, Rio Vista, TX, September 6, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: September 6, 1974
- Place: Rio Vista, TX · RIO VISTA, TX
- Location: 32.2348° N, 97.3731° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rio Vista, TX, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.2348&lon=-97.3731&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report October 2, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 136917
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=FTW75DPD06
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPD06

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2644   74/9/6    RIO VISTA,TEX       LUSCOMBE 8C         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0800                    N28617              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 40, 731 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            11 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SMITH RANCH
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          KEENE,TEX                   RIO VISTA,TEX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           DUAL STUDENT - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N28617](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28617), registered now, S/N 1694, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8C
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8C](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8c) (registry code 8190108) (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: Smith Ranch

## 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 19740906028909A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740906028909A), Sep 6, 1974: Luscom 8C, Rio Vista, TX, Substantial damage

## Other investigations on N28617 (2)

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 FTW76FPD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPD33), Mar 14, 1976: Luscombe 8C (N28617), Keene, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB MKC66F0304](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0304), Nov 8, 1965: Luscombe 8C (N28617), Wellington, KS, 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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