# NTSB MKC75FCD28: Luscombe 8A, N45927, Rockwell Cty, IA, December 28, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 28, 1974
- Place: Rockwell Cty, IA · ROCKWELL CTY, IA
- Location: 42.3981° N, 94.6289° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rockwell City, IA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.3981&lon=-94.6289&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 21, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 142955
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC75FCD28
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC75FCD28

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3871  74/12/28   ROCKWELL CTY,IOWA   LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 25, 120
        TIME - 0930                    N45927              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 9 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROCKWELL CITY MUN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          MINNEAPOLIS,MINN            ROCKWELL CTY,IOWA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: SNOWBANK                                  LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED WRONG RUNWAY RELATIVE TO EXISTING WIND
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DOWNWIND
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW WINDROWS
        REMARKS- VEERED L STRUCK SNOW RIDGE ABT ONE AND A HALF FT HI.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45927](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45927-2018-03-23), registration cancelled 2018-03-23, S/N 2454, built 1946 (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: Rockwell City Mun

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19741228040689A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19741228040689A), Dec 28, 1974: Luscom 8A, Rockwell Cty, IA, Substantial damage. Veered l struck snow ridge abt one and a half ft hi.

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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