# NTSB NYC80FA046: Luscombe 8A, N71667, Fairview, PA, June 16, 1980

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: June 16, 1980
- Place: Fairview, PA · FAIRVIEW, PA
- Location: 41.0156° N, 79.7432° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Fairview, PA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=41.0156&lon=-79.7432&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report July 9, 1980
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 131342
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC80FA046
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC80FA046

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0911  80/6/16    FAIRVIEW,PA         LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 57, UNK/NR
        TIME - 1755                    N71667              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, UNK/NR IN
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            TYPE, NOT INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CAPITOL CITY
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CARLISLE,PA                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               IN FLIGHT: BUZZING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED CLEARANCE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - ALCOHOLIC IMPAIRMENT OF EFFICIENCY AND JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
        REMARKS- PLT'S BLOOD/ALCOHOL LVL-151MG%.COLLIDED W WIRES DRG 2ND PASS UNDER/NR PWR LN.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71667](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71667-1984-12-12), registration cancelled 1984-12-12, S/N 3094 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Capitol City

## 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 19800616038329A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19800616038329A), Jun 16, 1980: Luscom 8A, Fairview, PA, Destroyed. Pilot flying low, hit wire and crashed.

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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