# NTSB SEA73DYG23: Luscombe T-8F, N1827B, Cashmere, WA, March 3, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · Minor injuries · Closed
- Date: March 3, 1973
- Place: Cashmere, WA · CASHMERE, WA
- Location: 47.5185° N, 120.4686° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Cashmere, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.5185&lon=-120.4686&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: Minor injuries
- Injuries: 2 minor
- Status: Completed, report April 5, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 170091
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73DYG23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYG23

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-0231   73/3/3    CASHMERE,WASH       LUSCOMBE T-8F       CR-  0  0  2  MISCELLANEOUS             COMMERCIAL, AGE 63, 1109
        TIME - 1115                    N1827B              PX-  0  0  0  DEMONSTRATION             TOTAL HOURS, 415 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - CASHMERE-DRYDEN
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CASHMERE,WASH               LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
           PILOT IN COMMAND - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
        FACTOR(S)
           TERRAIN - WET,SOFT GROUND
        REMARKS- PIC REAR SEAT,BOTH PLTS ON CTLS.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1827B](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N1827B), registered now, S/N 6254, built 1948 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE T-8F
- Registry model: [Luscombe T-8F](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-t-8f) (registry code 8190116) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental C90 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-c90-series) (registry code 17009, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Cashmere-Dryden

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730303002999A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730303002999A), Mar 3, 1973: Luscom T8F, Cashmere, WA, Substantial damage. PIC rear seat,both plts on ctls.

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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