# NTSB SEA69D0141: Luscombe 8A, N2087K, Sandpoint, ID, November 4, 1968

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 4, 1968
- Place: Sandpoint, ID · SANDPOINT, ID
- Location: 48.2817° N, 116.5600° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sandpoint, ID, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.2817&lon=-116.5600&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 January 14, 1969
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 107518
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA69D0141
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA69D0141

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-4002   68/11/4   SANDPOINT,ID        LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1315                    N2087K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  AGE 44, 3900 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            50 IN TYPE, INSTRUMENT
                                                                                                   RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - FARM STRIP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           STALL: MUSH                                              TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - PREMATURE LIFT-OFF
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2087K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2087K-1993-12-13), registration cancelled 1993-12-13, S/N 4814 (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: Farm Strip

## Other investigations on N2087K (1)

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 SEA67D0237](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA67D0237), Feb 2, 1967: Luscombe 8A (N2087K), College Pl., WA, 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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