# NTSB MIA72DLG03: Luscombe 8A, N1342B, Timmonsville, SC, July 24, 1971

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 24, 1971
- Place: Timmonsville, SC · TIMMONSVILLE, SC
- Location: 34.1329° N, 79.9403° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Timmonsville, SC, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=34.1329&lon=-79.9403&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162976
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA72DLG03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA72DLG03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2731  71/7/24    TIMMONSVILLE,SC     LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 51, 529
        TIME - 1200                    N1342B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 60 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HUGGINS AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          TIMMONSVILLE,SC             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- CROSSING ACTIVE RWY-PLT LOOKED L FOR TFC,R WING HIT ARPT FUEL TANK VENT PIPE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1342B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1342B-2018-02-27), registration cancelled 2018-02-27, S/N 5969, built 1948 (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
- Airport: Huggins Airpark

## Other investigations on N1342B (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 UNK65X0966](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK65X0966), Dec 10, 1964: Luscombe 8A (N1342B), Tullahoma, TN, 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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