# NTSB IAD71DKM07: Luscombe 8E, N25295, Wadesboro, NC, July 19, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1970
- Place: Wadesboro, NC · WADESBORO, NC
- Location: 34.9638° N, 80.0747° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wadesboro, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9638&lon=-80.0747&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 22, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109492
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71DKM07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71DKM07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3088  70/7/19    WADESBORO,NC        LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 41, 1250
        TIME - 1330                    N25295              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 290 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE-UNNAMED
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          TIMMONSVILLE,NC             WADESBORO,NC                 WADESBORO,NC
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PLT'S FIRST FLT IN ACFT SINCE BRAKES WERE TIGHTENED AND HE USED EXCESSIVE BRK PRESSURE TO SLOW ACF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N25295](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25295-2018-02-12), registration cancelled 2018-02-12, S/N 1202, built 1958 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Amateur-built UNKNOWN ENG](https://openairdocs.org/engine/amateur-built-unknown-eng) (registry code 99999) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private-Unnamed

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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