# NTSB NYC65F0022: Luscombe 8A, N1094K, Selinsgrove, PA, February 13, 1965

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 13, 1965
- Place: Selinsgrove, PA · SELINSGROVE, PA
- Location: 40.8001° N, 76.8654° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Selinsgrove, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.8001&lon=-76.8654&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 17, 1965
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180743
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC65F0022
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC65F0022

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0229  65/2/13    SELINSGROVE PA      LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 52, 651
        TIME - 1300                    N1094K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 14 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PENN VALLEY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER COMPENSATION FOR WIND CONDITIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1094K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1094K-1983-04-04), registration cancelled 1983-04-04, S/N 3821 (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: Penn Valley

## Other investigations on N1094K (1)

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.

- [NTSB CHI83FA016](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI83FA016), Oct 15, 1982: Luscombe 8A (N1094K), Delavan, WI, destroyed, 1 fatal

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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