# NTSB MIA71DKW03: Luscombe 8A, N717M, Elizabethton, TN, July 23, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 23, 1970
- Place: Elizabethton, TN · ELIZABETHTON, TN
- Location: 36.3396° N, 82.2378° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Elizabethton, TN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=36.3396&lon=-82.2378&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report May 24, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 109966
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71DKW03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71DKW03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3131  70/7/23    ELIZABETHTON,TENN   LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 122
        TIME - 1410                    N717M               PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 29 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ELIZABETHTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ELIZABETHTON,TENN           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: BRAKING SYSTEM (NORMAL SYSTEM)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - PRESSURE TOO LOW
        REMARKS- L BRAKE PRESSURE LESS THAN R BRAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N717M](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N717M), registered now, S/N 3454, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190120) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Elizabethton

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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