# NTSB MIA69F0318: Luscombe 8E, N944BL, Blenheim, SC, December 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 26, 1968
- Place: Blenheim, SC · BLENHEIM, SC
- Location: 34.5100° N, 79.6527° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blenheim, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.5100&lon=-79.6527&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 26, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 191883
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA69F0318
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA69F0318

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4512  68/12/26   BLENHEIM,SC         LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1630                    N944BL              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 29, 393 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            65 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- LANDED IN PLOWED FLD.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: N944BL (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: 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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