# NTSB OAK70D0016: Luscombe 8F, N2591K, Wilow Creek, CA, June 15, 1969

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: June 15, 1969
- Place: Wilow Creek, CA · WILOW CREEK, CA
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 1 minor, 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 30, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 180127
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=OAK70D0016
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK70D0016

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-1715  69/6/15    WILOW CREEK,CALIF   LUSCOMBE 8F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, AGE 25, 277
        TIME - 1205                    N2591K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 16 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WILLOW CREEK
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           HARD LANDING                                             LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
        FACTOR(S)
           WEATHER - DOWNDRAFT,UPDRAFTS
        WEATHER BRIEFING - BRIEFED BY FLIGHT SERVICE PERSONNEL, BY PHONE
        WEATHER FORECAST - UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  ADVERSE/UNFAVORABLE WEATHER
        SKY CONDITION                                            CEILING AT ACCIDENT SITE
          CLEAR                                                    UNLIMITED
        VISIBILITY AT ACCIDENT SITE                              PRECIPITATION AT ACCIDENT SITE
          5 OR OVER(UNLIMITED)                                     NONE
        OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISION AT ACCIDENT SITE                  TYPE OF WEATHER CONDITIONS
          NONE                                                     VFR
        TYPE OF FLIGHT PLAN
          NONE
        REMARKS- DESTINATION OBSCURED BY COASTAL FOG,PLT DIVERTED TO WILLOW CREEK ARPT.APCH THRU RIVER VALLEY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2591K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N2591K), registered now, S/N 5318, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8F
- 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: Willow Creek

## Other investigations on N2591K (2)

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.

- [NTSB LAX98LA051](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/LAX98LA051), Dec 2, 1997: Luscombe 8 (N2591K), Grass Valley, CA, substantial damage. Probable cause: the pilot's inadvertent activation of the aircraft brakes during the landing rollout.
- [NTSB OAK68F0026](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK68F0026), Jun 13, 1967: Luscombe 8A (N2591K), Suisun, CA, substantial damage

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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