# NTSB SEA77DYE23: Luscombe 8A, N72041, Orcas Island, WA, June 12, 1977

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: June 12, 1977
- Place: Orcas Island, WA · ORCAS ISLAND, WA
- Location: 48.6543° N, 122.9382° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Orcas Island, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=48.6543&lon=-122.9382&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report September 1, 1977
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 147141
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA77DYE23
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA77DYE23

## NTSB brief

```
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
3-1678  77/6/12    ORCAS ISLAND,WA     LUSCOMBE 8A         CR-  0  0  1  INSTRUCTIONAL             STUDENT, AGE 32, 21 TOTAL
        TIME - 1605                    N72041              PX-  0  0  0  SOLO                      HOURS, ALL IN TYPE, NOT
                                       DAMAGE-DESTROYED    OT-  0  0  0                            INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - EASTSOUND
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          ORCAS ISLAND,WA             LOCAL
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           GROUND-WATER LOOP-SWERVE                                 LANDING: ROLL
           COLLIDED WITH: TREES                                     LANDING: GO-AROUND
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - IMPROPER OPERATION OF BRAKES AND/OR FLIGHT CONTROLS
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DELAYED IN INITIATING GO-AROUND
        REMARKS- STUDENT,FIRST SOLO FLT.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N72041](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N72041-1977-09-01), registration cancelled 1977-09-01, S/N 3468 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8A
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8A](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8a) (registry code 8190104) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Destroyed
- Airport: Eastsound

## 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 19770612017529A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19770612017529A), Jun 12, 1977: Luscom 8A, Orcas Island, WA, Destroyed. Student,first solo flt.

## Other investigations on N72041 (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 CHI69D0573](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI69D0573), Feb 9, 1969: Luscombe 8A (N72041), West Bend, WI, 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.

---
OpenAirDocs.org is an independent research project of [Contrail Labs](https://contraillabs.com/). It is not affiliated with the FAA or the NTSB. Source documents are U.S. government works in the public domain.