# NTSB SEA71AS009: Luscombe 8E, N1920K, Orting, WA, August 13, 1970

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Fatal · Closed
- Date: August 13, 1970
- Place: Orting, WA · ORTING, WA
- Location: 47.0969° N, 122.2117° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orting, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.0969&lon=-122.2117&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Maneuvering](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/450) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Fatal
- Injuries: 1 fatal
- Status: Completed, report February 10, 1971
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 113404
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA71AS009
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA71AS009

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1781  70/8/13    ORTING,WASH         LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  1  0  0  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 28, 230
        TIME - 0939                    N1920K              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 30 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          PUYALLUP,WASH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
           COLLISION WITH GROUND/WATER: UNCONTROLLED                IN FLIGHT: ACROBATICS
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - EXERCISED POOR JUDGMENT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - UNWARRANTED LOW FLYING
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        REMARKS- LOST CTL DURING LOW ALT ROLL. ENG QUIT IN INVERTED FLT. PWR RESTORED JUST BEFORE IMPACT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1920K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1920K-2019-10-30), registration cancelled 2019-10-30, S/N 4647, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190112) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C85 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c85-series) (registry code 17008, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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