# NTSB LAX69D0040: Luscombe 8A, N1571K, 29 Palms, CA, June 30, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 30, 1968
- Place: 29 Palms, CA · 29 PALMS, CA
- Location: 34.1356° N, 116.0542° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Twentynine Palms, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1356&lon=-116.0542&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 16, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110333
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX69D0040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX69D0040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1790  68/6/30    29 PALMS,CALIF      LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 49, 155
        TIME - 1745                    N1571K              PX-  0  0  0  TRAINING                  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - 29 PALMS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SOFT RUNWAY
        REMARKS- LEFT BRAKE MALFUNCTIONED. NARROW RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1571K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1571K), registered now, S/N 4298, 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: 29 Palms

## Other investigations on N1571K (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 LAX70D0194](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX70D0194), Nov 12, 1969: Luscombe 8A (N1571K), 29 Palms, CA, substantial damage
- [NTSB LAX67D0314](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67D0314), Feb 26, 1967: Luscombe 8A (N1571K), Joshua Tree, CA, 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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