# NTSB NYC79FNE19: Luscombe 8E, N2476K, Plainville, CT, August 17, 1979

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: August 17, 1979
- Place: Plainville, CT · PLAINVILLE, CT
- Location: 41.6745° N, 72.8582° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Plainville, CT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.6745&lon=-72.8582&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report November 13, 1979
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 133720
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC79FNE19
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC79FNE19

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3027  79/8/17    PLAINVILLE,CT       LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 34, 208
        TIME - 1815                    N2476K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 142 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ROBERTSON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PLAINVILLE,CT               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL                                                    LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO OBTAIN/MAINTAIN FLYING SPEED
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2476K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2476K-2014-09-29), registration cancelled 2014-09-29, S/N 5203, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Robertson

## 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 19790817023459A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19790817023459A), Aug 17, 1979: Luscom 8E, Plainville, CT, Substantial damage. Suspected airspeed indication error. Stalled aircraft on final approach. Clogged pitot line.

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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