# NTSB NYC77FNE12: Luscombe 8C, N28725, Pittsfield, MA, March 27, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 27, 1977
- Place: Pittsfield, MA · PITTSFIELD, MA
- Location: 42.4501° N, 73.2454° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Pittsfield, MA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=42.4501&lon=-73.2454&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report July 16, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 157837
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC77FNE12
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC77FNE12

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2130  77/3/27    PITTSFIELD,MA       LUSCOMBE 8C         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 32, 72 TOTAL
        TIME - 2015                    N28725              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PITTSFIELD
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          BARRINGTON,MA               PITTSFIELD,MA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FATIGUE FRACTURE
        REMARKS- LANDING GEAR STRUTS HAD FATIGUE CRACKS AT POINT OF FAILURES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N28725](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N28725-1981-01-12), registration cancelled 1981-01-12, S/N 1486 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8C
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8C](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8c) (registry code 8190108) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pittsfield

## 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 19770327007719A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770327007719A), Mar 27, 1977: Luscom 8C, Pittsfield, MA, Substantial damage. Landing gear struts had fatigue cracks at point of failures.

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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