# NTSB LAX77FUJ96: Luscombe 8E, N2612K, Mormon Lake, AZ, September 3, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 3, 1977
- Place: Mormon Lake, AZ · MORMON LAKE, AZ
- Location: 34.9116° N, 111.4481° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Mormon Lake, AZ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.9116&lon=-111.4481&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 3, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 145558
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=LAX77FUJ96
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX77FUJ96

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1947   77/9/3    MORMON LAKE,AZ      LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 0945                    N2612K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 49, 2228 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            197 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MORMON LAKE AIRST
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GLENDALE,AZ                 MORMON LAKE,AZ
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MAINTENANCE,SERVICING,INSPECTION: INADEQUATE MAINTENANCE AND INSPECTION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2612K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2612K-1989-05-08), registration cancelled 1989-05-08, S/N 5339 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Mormon Lake Airst

## 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 19770903026279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770903026279A), Sep 3, 1977: Luscom 8E, Mormon Lake, 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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