# NTSB MKC78FCQ39: Luscombe 8A, N45455, Baxter Springs, KS, September 10, 1978

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Serious injuries · Closed
- Date: September 10, 1978
- Place: Baxter Springs, KS · BAXTER SPRINGS, KS
- Location: 37.0200° N, 94.7350° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Baxter Springs, KS, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.0200&lon=-94.7350&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Serious injuries
- Injuries: 2 serious
- Status: Completed, report October 17, 1978
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 140135
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC78FCQ39
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC78FCQ39

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2481  78/9/10    BAXTER SPRINGS,KS   LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  1  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 40, 698
        TIME - 1550                    N45455              PX-  0  1  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 50 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SWALLEY AIRPARK
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BAXTER SPRINGS,KS           LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        REMARKS- MADE TAKEOFF ON ROUGH GRASS AREA BESIDE PAVED RUNWAY.WITNESS OBSERVED STEEP BANK AFTER TKOF.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45455](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45455-1981-02-23), registration cancelled 1981-02-23, S/N 1982, built 1945 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Swalley Airpark

## 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 19780910028279A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19780910028279A), Sep 10, 1978: Luscom 8A, Baxter Springs, KS, Substantial damage. Made takeoff on rough grass area beside paved runway. Witness obse steep bank after tkof.

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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