# NTSB MKC70DCD23: Luscombe 8A, N25346, Jefferson, IA, March 17, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 17, 1970
- Place: Jefferson, IA · JEFFERSON, IA
- Location: 42.0177° N, 94.3794° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Jefferson, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.0177&lon=-94.3794&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 3, 1970
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131838
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC70DCD23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70DCD23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1319  70/3/17    JEFFERSON,IOWA      LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 187
        TIME - 1800                    N25346              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 150 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - JEFFERSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          JEFFERSON,IOWA              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        REMARKS- PLT TRIED TO TURN OFF RWY AT MIDFIELD TAXIWAY. MISUSED BRAKES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N25346](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N25346-2013-08-08), registration cancelled 2013-08-08, S/N 1222, built 1940 (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
- Airport: Jefferson

## Other investigations on N25346 (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 MKC81DCD24](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC81DCD24), Jul 12, 1981: Luscombe 8A (N25346), Muscatine, IA, 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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