# NTSB MKC69D0012: Luscombe 8A, N71660, Dike, IA, June 10, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 10, 1968
- Place: Dike, IA · DIKE, IA
- Location: 42.4642° N, 92.6256° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Dike, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4642&lon=-92.6256&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 18, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110218
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC69D0012
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC69D0012

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1590  68/6/10    DIKE,IOWA           LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 42, 130
        TIME - 0630                    N71660              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 119 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: FENCE,FENCEPOSTS                          TAKEOFF: ABORTED
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        REMARKS- SHORT,WET,NEW MOWN HAY FIELD,CALM WIND,ACFT NEAR MAX GROSS WT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71660](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N71660), registered now, S/N 3087, 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

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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