# NTSB NYC77FGM11: Luscombe 8A, N2907K, Slippery Rock, PA, January 13, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 13, 1977
- Place: Slippery Rock, PA · SLIPPERY ROCK, PA
- Location: 41.0695° N, 80.0579° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Slippery Rock, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0695&lon=-80.0579&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 10, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 156945
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FGM11
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FGM11

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0217  77/1/13    SLIPPERY ROCK,PA    LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 23, 272
        TIME - 1650                    N2907K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 41 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FLYING ACRES
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          WARRINGTON,PA               SLIPPERY ROCK,PA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: SNOW ON RUNWAY
        REMARKS- SNOW DEPTH VARIED FM 8 TO 18 INCHES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2907K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2907K-2013-06-27), registration cancelled 2013-06-27, S/N 5634, built 1947 (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
- Airport: Flying Acres

## 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 19770113000969A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770113000969A), Jan 13, 1977: Luscom 8A, Slippery Rock, PA, Substantial damage. Snow depth varied fm 8 to 18 inches.

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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