# NTSB MIA71FKG24: Luscombe 8A, N45452, Perry, GA, August 21, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 21, 1970
- Place: Perry, GA · PERRY, GA
- Location: 32.4737° N, 83.7278° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Perry, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=32.4737&lon=-83.7278&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 7, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111730
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA71FKG24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKG24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3305  70/8/21    PERRY,GA            LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 175
        TIME - 1845                    N45452              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  TOTAL HOURS, 18 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WARNER ROBINS,GA            LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: OTHER
           COLLIDED WITH: DIRT BANK                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF POWERPLANT & POWERPLANT CONTROLS
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ANTI-ICING/DEICING EQUIPMENT-IMPROPER OPERATION OF/OR FAILED TO USE
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ICE-CARBURETOR
           TERRAIN - ROUGH/UNEVEN
        FACTOR(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: SPARK PLUG
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
        REMARKS- PRACT PWR-OFF STALLS.L MAG PRODUCING VERY WEAK SPARK LWR PLUGS,NR1 LWR PLUG FOULED,DEPOSIT UNK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45452](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45452-2012-07-19), registration cancelled 2012-07-19, S/N 1979, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (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

## Other investigations on N45452 (1)

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.

- [NTSB MIA74FLA36](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLA36), Mar 8, 1974: Luscombe 8A (N45452), Blountstown, FL, 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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