# NTSB SEA74DYE49: Luscombe 8E, N2029K, Arlington, WA, June 20, 1974

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 20, 1974
- Place: Arlington, WA · ARLINGTON, WA
- Location: 48.1704° N, 122.1446° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Arlington, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.1704&lon=-122.1446&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 23, 1974
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 130657
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA74DYE49
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA74DYE49

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-2875  74/6/20    ARLINGTON,WASH      LUSCOMBE 8E         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 47, 10 TOTAL
        TIME - 1230                    N2029K              PX-  0  0  0  PRACTICE                  HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - ARLINGTON
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ARLINGTON,WASH              LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           UNDERSHOOT                                               LANDING: FINAL APPROACH
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISJUDGED DISTANCE AND ALTITUDE
           MISCELLANEOUS - FOREIGN MATERIAL AFFECTING NORMAL OPERATIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- LND SHORT.HI GRASS ENTANGLED GR & BRAKE CABLES & ACFT VEERED L.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N2029K](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N2029K-2014-09-10), registration cancelled 2014-09-10, S/N 4756, built 1947 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8E
- Registry model: [Silvaire LUSCOMBE 8E](https://openairdocs.org/model/silvaire-luscombe-8e) (registry code 8190128) (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: Arlington

## 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 19740620020679A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740620020679A), Jun 20, 1974: Luscom 8E, Arlington, WA, Substantial damage. Lnd short. Hi grass entangled gr & brake cables & acft veered l.

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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