# NTSB MKC79DER45: Luscombe 8A, N45813, Rush City, MN, June 3, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 3, 1979
- Place: Rush City, MN · RUSH CITY, MN
- Location: 45.6874° N, 92.9653° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rush City, MN, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6874&lon=-92.9653&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 19, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 135836
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC79DER45
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC79DER45

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1653   79/6/3    RUSH CITY,MN        LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 26, 68 TOTAL
        TIME - 0830                    N45813              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - RUSH CITY MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ISLE, MN                    RUSH CITY,MN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           AIRFRAME FAILURE: IN FLIGHT                              LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           SYSTEMS - FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEMS: RUDDER AND RUDDER TAB CONTROL SYSTEM
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FRAYED
        REMARKS- RIGHT RUDDER CABLE BROKE.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45813](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45813-2013-06-18), registration cancelled 2013-06-18, S/N 2340, 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: Destroyed
- Airport: Rush City Muni

## 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 19790603019939A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790603019939A), Jun 3, 1979: Luscom 8A, Rush City, MN, Destroyed. Pilot lost control of acft on final over the runway when rudder cable broke.

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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