# NTSB NYC70A0004: Luscombe 8A, N45758, Skaneateles, NY, July 4, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: July 4, 1969
- Place: Skaneateles, NY · SKANEATELES, NY
- Location: 42.9473° N, 76.4285° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skaneateles, NY, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.9473&lon=-76.4285&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report September 22, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170181
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC70A0004
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC70A0004

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2376   69/7/4    SKANEATELES,NY      LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1645                    N45758              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SKANEATLES
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: SPIN                                              IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- ACFT OBSERVED PERFORMING ACROBATICS OVER LAKE.ENTERED SPIN AT ALT TOO LOW TO EFFECT RECOVERY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45758](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N45758-1970-06-24), registration cancelled 1970-06-24, S/N 2285 (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: Destroyed
- Airport: Skaneatles

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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