# NTSB IAD74DKW21: Luscombe 8A, N25215, Morristown, TN, December 25, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 25, 1973
- Place: Morristown, TN · MORRISTOWN, TN
- Location: 36.2044° N, 83.3000° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Morristown, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.2044&lon=-83.3000&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187551
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD74DKW21
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD74DKW21

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3841  73/12/25   MORRISTOWN,TENN     LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 205
        TIME - 1635                    N25215              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 174 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MORRISTOWN,TENN             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- T/D ABT 50FT SHORT OF RWY.SMALL HILL ON APCH END.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N25215](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25215), registered now, S/N 1120, built 1939 (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: Private Field

## 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 19731225039279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731225039279A), Dec 25, 1973: Luscom 8A, Morristown, TN, Substantial damage. T/d abt 50FT short of rwy. Small hill on apch end.

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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