# NTSB MIA68D0379: Luscombe 8A, N1597K, Grand Turk Is.Bwi, Tokelau, December 26, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1967
- Place: Grand Turk Is.Bwi, Tokelau · GRAND TURK IS.BWI, Turks And Caicos Islands
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 28, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112114
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA68D0379
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA68D0379

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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6-0085  67/12/26   GRAND TURK IS.BWI   LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1015                    N1597K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 31, 475 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            61 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - GRAND TURK AUX
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- INVESTIGATION UNDER JURISDICTION OF BRITISH GOVT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1597K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1597K-1968-04-04), registration cancelled 1968-04-04, S/N 4324, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Grand Turk Aux

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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