# NTSB SEA67F0240: Luscombe 8E, Colville, WA, February 5, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 5, 1967
- Place: Colville, WA · COLVILLE, WA
- Location: 48.5454° N, 117.8985° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Colville, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.5454&lon=-117.8985&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Initial climb](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/350) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report July 7, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119662
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA67F0240
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67F0240

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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E-0002   67/2/5    COLVILLE,WASH       LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 53, 609
        TIME - 1138                    CF-LYG              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 587 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - COLVILLE MUNI
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: WIRES/POLES                               TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
           PILOT IN COMMAND - BECAME LOST/DISORIENTED
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - LANDED AT WRONG AIRPORT
        REMARKS- PLT BECAME LOST ON FLT IN CANADA,LANDED,RECOGNIZED USA ARPT,ATTEMPTED T.O.ON LAST 200 FT OF RNWY.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: CF-LYG (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Colville Muni

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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