# NTSB SEA68F0139: Luscombe 8A, N45564, Missoula, MT, September 16, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 16, 1967
- Place: Missoula, MT · MISSOULA, MT
- Location: 46.8721° N, 113.9940° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Missoula, MT, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=46.8721&lon=-113.9940&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report January 11, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113944
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA68F0139
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA68F0139

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-3931  67/9/16    MISSOULA,MONT       LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 37, 300
        TIME - 1146                    N45564              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 250 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MISSOULA COUNTY
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45564](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45564), registered now, S/N 2091, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- 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: Missoula County

## Other investigations on N45564 (3)

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 NYC85LA197](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC85LA197), Jul 28, 1985: Luscombe 8A (N45564), Coventryville, NY, substantial damage
- [NTSB DEN82DA123](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DEN82DA123), Jun 19, 1982: Luscombe 8A (N45564), Laurel, MT, substantial damage
- [NTSB SEA78FTI09](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA78FTI09), Mar 19, 1978: Luscombe 8A (N45564), Hamilton, MT, 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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