# NTSB MKC66F0304: Luscombe 8C, N28617, Wellington, KS, November 8, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 8, 1965
- Place: Wellington, KS · WELLINGTON, KS
- Location: 37.2781° N, 97.4067° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Wellington, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.2781&lon=-97.4067&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report February 14, 1966
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 174299
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC66F0304
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC66F0304

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3755   65/11/8   WELLINGTON KANS     LUSCOMBE 8C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 33, 223
        TIME - 1100                    N28617              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 3 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WELLINGTON
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N28617](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28617), registered now, S/N 1694, built 1940 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8C
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8C](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8c) (registry code 8190108) (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: Wellington

## Other investigations on N28617 (2)

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 FTW76FPD33](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW76FPD33), Mar 14, 1976: Luscombe 8C (N28617), Keene, TX, substantial damage
- [NTSB FTW75DPD06](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW75DPD06), Sep 6, 1974: Luscombe 8C (N28617), Rio Vista, TX, 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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