# NTSB IAD71DKM15: Luscombe 8A, N77842, Waxhaw, NC, September 27, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 27, 1970
- Place: Waxhaw, NC · WAXHAW, NC
- Location: 34.9375° N, 80.7400° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Waxhaw, NC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9375&lon=-80.7400&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 8, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 158586
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD71DKM15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD71DKM15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3862  70/9/27    WAXHAW,NC           LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 45, 30 TOTAL
        TIME - 1510                    N77842              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, 16 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - TOWNSEND FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WAXHAW,NC                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                TAKEOFF: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CHECKLIST-FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - GUST LOCKS ENGAGED
        REMARKS- R CTL STICK TIED BACK WITH R SAFETY BELT.ACFT DRIFTED OFF RWY,STALLED INTO DIRT BANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77842](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N77842), registered now, S/N 3569, built 1946 (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: Townsend Field

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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