# NTSB SEA81FYE26: Luscombe 8F, N1110B, Index, WA, April 17, 1981

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: April 17, 1981
- Place: Index, WA · INDEX, WA
- Location: 47.8213° N, 121.5559° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Index, WA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=47.8213&lon=-121.5559&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Landing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/550) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 1, 1981
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 126197
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=SEA81FYE26
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/SEA81FYE26

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-0811  81/4/17    INDEX,WA            LUSCOMBE 8F         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 31, 296
        TIME - 1500                    N1110B              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 276 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          LAKE SAMMAMISH,WA           LAKE ISABEL,WA
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    LANDING: ROLL
           NOSE OVER/DOWN                                           LANDING: ROLL
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           TERRAIN - HIDDEN OBSTRUCTIONS
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        REMARKS- FLOATS HIT SUBMERGED OBJECT. ACFT SANK.
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N1110B](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1110B-1988-11-28), registration cancelled 1988-11-28, S/N 5737 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: LUSCOMBE 8F
- Registry model: [Luscombe 8F](https://openairdocs.org/model/luscombe-8f) (registry code 8190114) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage

## 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 19810417017839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19810417017839A), Apr 17, 1981: Luscom 8F, Index, WA, Substantial damage. Floats struck hidden object during water landing. Seaplane nosed up, sank.

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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