# NTSB MIA68A0044: Luscombe 8C, N28708, Temple Terrac, FL, November 5, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: November 5, 1967
- Place: Temple Terrac, FL · TEMPLE TERRAC, FL
- Location: 28.0430° N, 82.3759° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Temple Terrace, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=28.0430&lon=-82.3759&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Unknown](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/990) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 3 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 10, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113647
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68A0044
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68A0044

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1125   67/11/5   TEMPLE TERRAC,FLA   STINSON 108         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 37, 921
        TIME - 1625                    N97261              PX-  0  0  2  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 634 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  1  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VANDENBERG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   42
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - NO                                ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-1125   67/11/5   TEMPLE TERRAC,FLA   LUSCOMBE 8C         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 383
        TIME - 1625                    N28708              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 44 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  3                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - VANDENBERG
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: BOTH IN FLIGHT                  UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OTHER AIRCRAFT
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
         SPECIAL DATA
          SEGMENTS OF AVIATION INVOLVED - SMALL US GEN.AV.-SMALL US GEN.AV.
          CONTROLLING AGENCY - NO CONTROL                          RADAR CTL/SURVEILLANCE - NOT UNDER RADAR CONTACT
          TRAFFIC ADVISORY ISSUED - NONE                           CONTROLLED/UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT - UNCONTROLLED AIRPORT
          CONTROL ZONE/AREA - NO                                   HORIZONTAL COLLISION ANGLE-DEGREES -   42
          EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED              ANTI-COLLISION LIGHTS - NOT INSTALLED
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N28708](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28708-1968-01-31), registration cancelled 1968-01-31, S/N 1469 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8C
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8C](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8c) (registry code 8190108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Vandenberg

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N97261](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N97261-2014-06-03), registration cancelled 2014-06-03, S/N 108-261, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: STINSON 108
- Registry model: [Stinson 108](https://openairdocs.org/model/stinson-108) (registry code 9230402) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Franklin 6A4150 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/franklin-6a4150-series) (registry code 27024, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Vandenberg

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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