# NTSB IAD80DID07: Luscombe 8E, N45765, Indian Valley, VA, December 30, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1979
- Place: Indian Valley, VA · INDIAN VALLEY, VA
- Location: 36.9087° N, 80.5520° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Indian Valley, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.9087&lon=-80.5520&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 3, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 132113
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=IAD80DID07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/IAD80DID07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3476  79/12/30   INDIAN VALLEY,VA    LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 40, 298
        TIME - 1000                    N45765              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 152 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FOREST,VA                   INDIAN VALLEY,VA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PERSONNEL - PRODUCTION-DESIGN-PERSONNEL: SUBSTANDARD QUALITY CONTROL
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - POOR WELD
        REMARKS- PIC FIRST LNDG ON 650 FT STRIP.NO EVIDENCE OF HARD LNDG.NO PENETRATION OF WELD ON RMG TIEROD BRKT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45765](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45765), registered now, S/N 2292 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Strip

## 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 19791230036539A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19791230036539A), Dec 30, 1979: Luscom 8E, Pulaski, VA, Substantial damage. Touched down a few feet short of runway. Gear tie rod failed at weld. Acft veered into a tree.

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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