# NTSB IAD76DKM23: Luscombe 8E, N2698K, Greensboro, NC, February 5, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1976
- Place: Greensboro, NC · GREENSBORO, NC
- Location: 36.0726° N, 79.7920° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Greensboro, NC, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.0726&lon=-79.7920&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 149822
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD76DKM23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD76DKM23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0117   76/2/5    GREENSBORO,NC       LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 19, 165
        TIME - 1700                    N2698K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 20 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MAYS AIRPORT
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GREENSBORO,NC               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER RECOVERY FROM BOUNCED LANDING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        REMARKS- ACFT NOSED OVR.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2698K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2698K-2022-05-07), registration cancelled 2022-05-07, S/N 5425, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112) (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: Mays Airport

## 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 19760205001109A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760205001109A), Feb 5, 1976: Luscom 8E, Greensboro, NC, Substantial damage. Acft nosed ovr.

## Other investigations on N2698K (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 CHI79FEX23](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI79FEX23), Apr 21, 1979: Luscombe 8E (N2698K), Lanesville, IN, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC72DKM18](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC72DKM18), Dec 28, 1971: Luscombe 8A (N2698K), Winston-Salem, NC, 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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