# NTSB MIA74FKG83: Luscombe 8A, N2329K, Fairburn, GA, June 18, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 18, 1973
- Place: Fairburn, GA · FAIRBURN, GA
- Location: 33.5477° N, 84.5872° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairburn, GA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=33.5477&lon=-84.5872&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 6, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 190037
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FKG83
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FKG83

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1959  73/6/18    FAIRBURN,GA         LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 34, 2455
        TIME - 1500                    N2329K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 2 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FAIRBURN,GA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - MISCELLANEOUS: POWERPLANT FAILURE FOR UNDETERMINED REASONS
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
         FIRE AFTER IMPACT
        REMARKS- ACFT TURNED OVR IN A BRUSH THICKET.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2329K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2329K-1974-07-31), registration cancelled 1974-07-31, S/N 5056 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730618021269A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730618021269A), Jun 18, 1973: Luscom 8A, Fairburn, GA, Substantial damage. Acft turned ovr in a brush thicket.

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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