# NTSB LAX68A0016: Luscombe 8E, N1687K, Watts, CA, August 3, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 3, 1967
- Place: Watts, CA · WATTS, CA
- Location: 33.9406° N, 118.2429° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Watts, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.9406&lon=-118.2429&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report February 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 115956
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX68A0016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX68A0016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-0957   67/8/3    WATTS,CALIF         LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 49, 1161
        TIME - 2103                    N1687K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 325 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: UNCONTROLLED DESCENT
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - WINGS: WING ATTACHMENT FITTINGS,BOLTS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - SEPARATION IN FLIGHT
        REMARKS- RT WING FAILED DURING FLT IN AREA BEING USED BY LARGE JET ACFT LANDING AT LOS ANGELES INTL ARPT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1687K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1687K-2012-07-19), registration cancelled 2012-07-19, S/N 4414, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N1687K (1)

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 LAX66D0065](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX66D0065), Jun 5, 1965: Luscombe 8E (N1687K), Las Vegas, NV, 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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