# NTSB MKC68A0040: Luscombe 8A, N71543, Lyons, KS, December 24, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 24, 1967
- Place: Lyons, KS · LYONS, KS
- Location: 38.3461° N, 98.2047° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Lyons, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.3461&lon=-98.2047&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal, 1 serious
- Status: Completed, report June 24, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112577
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68A0040
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68A0040

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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2-1138  67/12/24   LYONS,KANS          LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 21, 300
        TIME - 1710                    N71543              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 12 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: NORMAL CRUISE
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71543](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71543-1968-02-02), registration cancelled 1968-02-02, S/N 2970 (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: Destroyed

## Other investigations on N71543 (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 MIA66D0108](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MIA66D0108), Jul 3, 1965: Luscombe 8A (N71543), Palm Beach, FL, 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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