# NTSB SEA72DVC26: Luscombe 8E, N1717K, Orchards, WA, January 28, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 28, 1972
- Place: Orchards, WA · ORCHARDS, WA
- Location: 45.6890° N, 122.5306° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orchards, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=45.6890&lon=-122.5306&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 12, 1972
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 165093
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA72DVC26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA72DVC26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0414  72/1/28    ORCHARDS,WASH       LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 50, 276
        TIME - 1330                    N1717K              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 155 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - SCHOLL
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORCHARDS,WASH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           OVERSHOOT                                                LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND SPEED
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO INITIATE GO-AROUND
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - INTENTIONAL GROUND-WATER-LOOP-SWERVE
        REMARKS- LNDD LONG.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1717K](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1717K), registered now, S/N 4444, built 1949 (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: Substantial damage
- Airport: Scholl

## Other investigations on N1717K (1)

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.

- [NTSB SEA66F0262](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA66F0262), Apr 8, 1966: Luscombe 8E (N1717K), Vancouver, WA, substantial damage

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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