# NTSB SEA74DYE24: Luscombe 8A, N28461, Auburn, WA, October 17, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: October 17, 1973
- Place: Auburn, WA · AUBURN, WA
- Location: 47.3046° N, 122.2105° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Auburn, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.3046&lon=-122.2105&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 2 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 16, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 187724
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74DYE24
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE24

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-4169  73/10/17   AUBURN,WASH         LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 47, 205
        TIME - 1715                    N28461              PX-  0  0  1  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 137 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - AUBURN MUNI
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          AUBURN,WASH                 LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
        FACTOR(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: OTHER
        REMARKS- PAX LND ACFT LOSS DIRCTNAL CONTRL ON ROLL OUT. PLT TOOK CONTRL STOPPD ACFT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N28461](https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N28461), registered now, S/N 1328, built 1940 (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: Auburn Muni

## 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 19731017035079A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19731017035079A), Oct 17, 1973: Luscom 8A, Auburn, WA, Substantial damage. Pax lnd acft loss dirctnal contrl on roll out. Plt took contrl stoppd acft.

## Other investigations on N28461 (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 WPR21LA149](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/WPR21LA149), Mar 29, 2021: Luscombe 8A (N28461), Port Townsend, WA, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s inadequate engine hand propping procedure which resulted in the airplane’s unexpected movement and subsequent impact with a fueling station.

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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