# NTSB MKC71DDM20: Luscombe 8B, N25147, Northfield, MN, August 2, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 2, 1970
- Place: Northfield, MN · NORTHFIELD, MN
- Location: 44.4556° N, 93.1703° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Northfield, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.4556&lon=-93.1703&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 8, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187983
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC71DDM20
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC71DDM20

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3346   70/8/2    NORTHFIELD,MINN     LUSCOMBE 8B         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             AIRLINE TRANSPORT, AGE
        TIME - 1400                    N25147              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  29, 2164 TOTAL HOURS, 67
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PRIVATE STRIP
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          STANTON,MINN                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - TOUCH AND GO LANDING
        REMARKS- R LDG GR COLLAPSED.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N25147](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N25147), registered now, S/N 1071, built 1939 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8B
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A-65-8](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-65-8) (registry code 17329, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Private Strip

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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