# NTSB MKC72FCD64: Luscombe 8E, N1306B, Adel, IA, March 25, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: March 25, 1972
- Place: Adel, IA · ADEL, IA
- Location: 41.6094° N, 94.0127° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Adel, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6094&lon=-94.0127&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 166509
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC72FCD64
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC72FCD64

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1115  72/3/25    ADEL,IOWA           LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 22, 108
        TIME - 1800                    N1306B              PX-  0  0  0  TEST                      TOTAL HOURS, 4 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ADEL,IOWA                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
        REMARKS- TKOF FROM FARM FIELD TO TEST ACFT PERFORMANCE AND FIELD CONDITIONS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1306B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1306B-2012-09-10), registration cancelled 2012-09-10, S/N 5933, built 1948 (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

## Other investigations on N1306B (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 MKC70D0256](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC70D0256), Oct 23, 1969: Luscombe 8E (N1306B), Hastings, MN, 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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