# NTSB OAK68D0267: Luscombe 8A, N71151, Half Moon Bay, CA, December 30, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: December 30, 1967
- Place: Half Moon Bay, CA · HALF MOON BAY, CA
- Location: 37.4673° N, 122.4399° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Half Moon Bay, CA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=37.4673&lon=-122.4399&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Taxi](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/250) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor
- Status: Completed, report March 13, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 112057
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK68D0267
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68D0267

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4620  67/12/30   HALF MOON BAY,CAL   LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 43, 250
        TIME - 1520                    N71151              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, ALL IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - HALF MOON BAY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           TURBULENCE                                               TAXI: FROM LANDING
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           TAXI: FROM LANDING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - DISREGARD OF GOOD OPERATING PRACTICE
           MISCELLANEOUS - VORTEX TURBULENCE
        REMARKS- PLT OF PROP-JET ACFT PROCEEDED WITH T/O BEFORE LUSCOMBE N71151 HAD CLEARED T/O AREA.UNCONTRLD ARPT
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N71151](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N71151-1970-06-02), registration cancelled 1970-06-02, S/N 2578 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Half Moon Bay

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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