# NTSB MKC66F0175: Luscombe 8A, N1004K, Excelsior Sps, MO, August 17, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1965
- Place: Excelsior Sps, MO · EXCELSIOR SPS, MO
- Location: 39.3399° N, 94.2410° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Excelsior Springs, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.3399&lon=-94.2410&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 176566
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0175
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0175

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2279  65/8/17    EXCELSIOR SPS MO    LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 29, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 1330                    N1004K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 7 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EXCELSIOR SPGS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER LEVEL OFF
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1004K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1004K-1976-06-14), registration cancelled 1976-06-14, S/N 3731 (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
- Airport: Excelsior Spgs

## Other investigations on N1004K (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 DEN76AD045](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN76AD045), Mar 27, 1976: Luscombe 8A (N1004K), Atwood, CO, destroyed, 2 fatal

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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