# NTSB MIA74FLA36: Luscombe 8A, N45452, Blountstown, FL, March 8, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: March 8, 1974
- Place: Blountstown, FL · BLOUNTSTOWN, FL
- Location: 30.4428° N, 85.0454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Blountstown, FL, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.4428&lon=-85.0454&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report April 23, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 186587
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MIA74FLA36
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA74FLA36

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0551   74/3/8    BLOUNTSTOWN,FLA     LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 115
        TIME - 1410                    N45452              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - BLOUNTSTOWN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BLOUNTSTOWN,FLA             MARIANNA,FLA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRFRAME - FUSELAGE: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CORRODED/CORROSION
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILED CORRODED AND WORN.PLT ENTRD A STEEP L TURN TOWARD THE ARPT.
```

## 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
- Airport: Blountstown

## 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 19740308006359A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740308006359A), Mar 8, 1974: Luscom 8A, Blountstown, FL, Destroyed. Seat belt buckle failed corroded and worn. Plt entrd a steep l turn toward the arpt.

## 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 MIA71FKG24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA71FKG24), Aug 21, 1970: Luscombe 8A (N45452), Perry, GA, 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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