# NTSB MKC70D0175: Luscombe 8A, N2008B, Moose Lake, MN, August 8, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: August 8, 1969
- Place: Moose Lake, MN · MOOSE LAKE, MN
- Location: 46.4503° N, 92.7610° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Moose Lake, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.4503&lon=-92.7610&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 1 serious, 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 1, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 162062
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70D0175
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0175

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3458   69/8/8    MOOSE LAKE,MINN     LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 64 TOTAL
        TIME - 1315                    N2008B              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 9 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MOOSE LAKE
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          FOND DU LAC,MINN            MOOSE LAKE,MINN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: DESCENDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PASSENGER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTERFERENCE WITH FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- PLT STATED PX PULLED STICK FULL BACK,WOULDNT LET GO. FLOAT EQUIPPED. CRASHED IN LAKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2008B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2008B-1969-10-15), registration cancelled 1969-10-15, S/N 6435, built 1948 (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
- Airport: Moose Lake

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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