# NTSB NYC67F0438: Luscombe 8E, N2527K, Aliquippa, PA, December 25, 1966

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: December 25, 1966
- Place: Aliquippa, PA · ALIQUIPPA, PA
- Location: 40.6158° N, 80.2552° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Aliquippa, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.6158&lon=-80.2552&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report April 17, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119355
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67F0438
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67F0438

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4254  66/12/25   ALIQUIPPA PA        LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             NO CERTIFICATE, AGE 43,
        TIME - 1630                    N2527K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  199 TOTAL HOURS, 165 IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ALIQUIPPA HOPEWEL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: GO-AROUND
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           POWERPLANT - IGNITION SYSTEM: MAGNETOS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        PARTIAL POWER LOSS - PARTIAL LOSS OF POWER - 1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING ON AIRPORT/SEAPLANE BASE/HELIPT.
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- ROTATING MAGNET,RT.MAG.CRACKED AT KEY WAY THAT KEYS TO SHAFT.REAR BEARING NEARLY DRY OF LUBRICANT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2527K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2527K-1970-06-05), registration cancelled 1970-06-05, S/N 5254 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Aliquippa Hopewel

## Other investigations on N2527K (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 UNK64X4220](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/UNK64X4220), Sep 30, 1964: Luscombe 8E (N2527K), Butler, PA, substantial damage

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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