# NTSB NYC75AN092: Luscombe 8E, N1540K, Rumford, ME, March 16, 1975

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: March 16, 1975
- Place: Rumford, ME · RUMFORD, ME
- Location: 44.5448° N, 70.5602° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Rumford, ME, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=44.5448&lon=-70.5602&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Enroute](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/400) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1975
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 148040
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC75AN092
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC75AN092

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0218  75/3/16  NR.RUMFORD,ME         LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 54, 1100
        TIME - 1100                    N1540K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          DIXFIELD,ME                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: CONTROLLED                  IN FLIGHT: OTHER
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO FOLLOW APPROVED PROCEDURES,DIRECTIVES,ETC.
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED ALTITUDE
        REMARKS- PLT ATTEMPTED LOOP AT AN ALTITUDE INSUFFICENT TO EFFECT A SAFE RECOVERY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1540K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1540K-1975-04-28), registration cancelled 1975-04-28, S/N 4267, built 1946 (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: Substantial damage

## 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 19750316005119A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19750316005119A), Mar 16, 1975: Luscom 8E, Rumford, ME, Destroyed. Plt attempted loop at an altitude insufficent to effect a safe recovery.

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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