# NTSB MKC71DCD15: Luscombe 8E, N2680K, Independence, IA, July 19, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: July 19, 1970
- Place: Independence, IA · INDEPENDENCE, IA
- Location: 42.4622° N, 91.9032° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Independence, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4622&lon=-91.9032&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 4, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 110606
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DCD15
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DCD15

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3200  70/7/19    INDEPENDENCE,IOWA   LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 30, 40 TOTAL
        TIME - 0800                    N2680K              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, 4 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - INDEPENDENCE MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          INDEPENDENCE,IOWA           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2680K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2680K), registered now, S/N 5407, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Independence Muni

## Other investigations on N2680K (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 FTW99LA159](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW99LA159), Jun 4, 1999: Luscombe 8E (N2680K), New Iberia, LA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot's inadvertent ground loop.

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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