# NTSB MIA70D0056: Luscombe 8E, N1607K, Aiken, SC, June 16, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1969
- Place: Aiken, SC · AIKEN, SC
- Location: 33.5316° N, 81.7251° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aiken, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5316&lon=-81.7251&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report August 27, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176924
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA70D0056
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA70D0056

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2027  69/6/16    AIKEN,SC            LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 148
        TIME - 1820                    N1607K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 124 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AIKEN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: WHEELS,TIRES,AXLES
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
        REMARKS- 25 PCT OF R BRAKE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLY RUSTED.LARGE PORTION OF RUST LOOSE AND FREE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1607K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1607K), registered now, S/N 4334, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Aiken

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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