# NTSB MKC68D0021: Luscombe 8A, N1381K, Siren, WI, May 21, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 21, 1967
- Place: Siren, WI · SIREN, WI
- Location: 45.7778° N, 92.3832° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Siren, WI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.7778&lon=-92.3832&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 26, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 116080
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC68D0021
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC68D0021

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1986  67/5/21    SIREN, WIS          LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 37, 60 TOTAL
        TIME - 1130                    N1381K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 43 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- PLT LANDED ON COUNTRY ROAD. LEFT WHEEL HIT SAND.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1381K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1381K), registered now, S/N 4108, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190120) (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

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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