# NTSB MKC82FCA03: Luscombe 8A, N71130, Bunker, MO, November 13, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 13, 1981
- Place: Bunker, MO · BUNKER, MO
- Location: 37.4576° N, 91.2116° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Bunker, MO, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4576&lon=-91.2116&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 24, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 123204
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=MKC82FCA03
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/MKC82FCA03

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2236  81/11/13 NR.BUNKER,MO          LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 61, 395
        TIME - 1100                    N71130              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 350 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLETCHER
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         BUNKER,MO                    LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71130](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71130-2011-06-18), registration cancelled 2011-06-18, S/N 2557, 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: Fletcher

## 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 19811113074089A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19811113074089A), Nov 13, 1981: Luscom 8A, Bunker, MO, Substantial damage. Aircraft flipped inverted when pilot applied brakes during rollout.

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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