# NTSB NYC76FHA33: Luscombe 8A, N77832, Skippack, PA, May 17, 1976

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: May 17, 1976
- Place: Skippack, PA · SKIPPACK, PA
- Location: 40.2212° N, 75.4011° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Skippack, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=40.2212&lon=-75.4011&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 12, 1976
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 153776
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC76FHA33
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC76FHA33

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1313  76/5/17    SKIPPACK,PA         LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  MISCELLANEOUS             PRIVATE, AGE 57, 480
        TIME - 1630                    N77832              PX-  0  0  0  FERRY                     TOTAL HOURS, 400 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          SKIPPACK,PA                 PERKIOMEN,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
           TERRAIN - HIGH VEGETATION
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON LAND
                                  LOW ON FUEL
        REMARKS- TOOK OFF FROM SHORT FIELD,HIGH GRASS,SOFT TURF DID NOT CLEAR TREES,FERRY PERMIT ISSUED,FOR TAKEOFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N77832](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N77832-2015-05-11), registration cancelled 2015-05-11, S/N 3559, 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

## 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 19760517010509A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760517010509A), May 17, 1976: Luscom 8A, Skippack, PA, Substantial damage. Took off from short field,high grass,soft turf did not clear trees,ferry permit issued,for takeoff

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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