# NTSB SEA68D0276: Luscombe 8E, N1284K, Progress, OR, February 26, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: February 26, 1968
- Place: Progress, OR · PROGRESS, OR
- Location: 45.4571° N, 122.7820° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Progress, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.4571&lon=-122.7820&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 8, 1968
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 111538
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68D0276
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68D0276

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2541  68/2/26    PROGRESS,OREG       LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 310
        TIME - 1730                    N1284K              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 106 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - STARKS
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           AIRFRAME - LANDING GEAR: MAIN GEAR-SHOCK ABSORBING ASSY,STRUTS,ATTACHMENTS,ETC.
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - MATERIAL FAILURE
        REMARKS- RT GEAR BROKEN THROUGH UPPER FAIRING ATTACH HOLES.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1284K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1284K-2022-07-02), registration cancelled 2022-07-02, S/N 4011 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- 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: Starks

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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