# NTSB MKC78FA016: Luscombe 8E, N1226K, Gordon, NE, December 23, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: December 23, 1977
- Place: Gordon, NE · GORDON, NE
- Location: 42.8064° N, 102.2040° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Gordon, NE, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.8064&lon=-102.2040&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 2 fatal
- Status: Completed, report April 7, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 144077
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FA016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FA016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4166  77/12/23   GORDON,NE           LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 46, 250
        TIME - UNK/NR                  N1226K              PX-  1  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          GORDON,NE                   LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        REMARKS- COYOTE HUNTING,WND GUSTING 20 KTS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1226K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1226K-2009-06-25), registration cancelled 2009-06-25, S/N 3953, built 1946 (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: Destroyed

## 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 19771223041409A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19771223041409A), Dec 23, 1977: Luscom 8E, Gordon, NE, Destroyed, 1 fatal. Coyote hunting,wnd gusting 20 KTS.

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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