# NTSB LAX76DUJ63: Luscombe 8A, N45694, Mesa, AZ, February 24, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 24, 1976
- Place: Mesa, AZ · MESA, AZ
- Location: 33.4223° N, 111.8226° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mesa, AZ, within about 7 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.4223&lon=-111.8226&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 152770
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX76DUJ63
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX76DUJ63

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0419  76/2/24    MESA,AZ             LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 18, 181
        TIME - 1100                    N45694              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 35 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FALCON FIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SCOTTSDALE,AZ               RETURN                       MESA,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           PROPELLER/JET/ROTOR BLAST                                TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS - PROP/JET/ROTOR BLAST
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        REMARKS- 4 ENG ACFT RUNUP PERPENDICULAR TO TAXIWAY FLIPPED SMALL ACFT ON BACK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45694](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45694), registered now, S/N 2221 (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: Falcon 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 19760224004409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760224004409A), Feb 24, 1976: Luscom 8A, Mesa, AZ, Substantial damage. 4 Eng acft runup perpendicular to taxiway flipped small acft on back.

## Other investigations on N45694 (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 DEN78FA052](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN78FA052), Jul 20, 1978: Luscombe 8A (N45694), Farmington, NM, substantial damage, 2 fatal
- [NTSB LAX67F0226](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX67F0226), Nov 28, 1966: Luscombe 8A (N45694), Phoenix, AZ, 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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