# NTSB MKC66D0272: Luscombe 8A, N71922, Wessingtn Sps, SD, August 9, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 9, 1965
- Place: Wessingtn Sps, SD · WESSINGTN SPS, SD
- Location: 44.0805° N, 98.5712° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wessington Springs, SD, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.0805&lon=-98.5712&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176220
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66D0272
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66D0272

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3454   65/8/9  NR.WESSINGTN SPS S D  LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 120
        TIME - 1000                    N71922              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 46 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO SEE AND AVOID OBJECTS OR OBSTRUCTIONS
        REMARKS- COLLIDED WITH HAYSTACK DURING AN OFF AIRPORT OPERATION
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71922](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71922-2021-01-11), registration cancelled 2021-01-11, S/N 3349, built 1946 (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 N71922 (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 MKC68D0356](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0356), Nov 9, 1967: Luscombe 8A (N71922), Circle Pines, MN, 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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