# NTSB SEA73DYI07: Luscombe 8A, N45493, Coos Bay, OR, November 17, 1972

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: November 17, 1972
- Place: Coos Bay, OR · COOS BAY, OR
- Location: 43.3811° N, 124.2326° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Coos Bay, OR, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.3811&lon=-124.2326&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Takeoff](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/300) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report March 31, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 169354
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA73DYI07
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA73DYI07

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-3801  72/11/17 NR.COOS BAY,OREG      LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1600                    N45493              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE UNK/NR, 613 TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, 2 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - NORTH BEND MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
         COOS BAY,OREG                LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 TAKEOFF: RUN
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAKEOFF: RUN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - LACK OF FAMILIARITY WITH AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- PILOT HAD RECEIVED HIS INSTRUCTOR CERTIFICATE 4 DAYS PRIOR TO ACCIDENT IN A CESSNA 150 ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N45493](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N45493), registered now, S/N 2020, 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: North Bend Muni

## Other investigations on N45493 (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 OAK71DVA25](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/OAK71DVA25), Sep 5, 1970: Luscombe 8A (N45493), Columbia, CA, 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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